Scenes from the Life of Christ on Italo-Byzantine Ivory Plaque (Top Right).
 
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Title:Scenes from the Life of Christ on Italo-Byzantine Ivory Plaque (Top Right)
Notes:Top right section of the life of Christ depicted on an Italo-Byzantine (Venetian?) ivory plaque, showing Mary reclining after having given birth to Jesus, surrounded by shepherd and watched over by angels, while women (midwives?) bathe the baby Jesus with Joseph sitting nearby.
Building:Victoria and Albert Museum
Material:Ivory
City/Town:London
Country:United Kingdom

Scripture:Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
Lectionary links:ANatv
General Subject:Nativity
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Venice -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:73B1

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Copyright Source:Prof. Patout J. Burns
Copyright Permission:Permission for non-commercial use with the attribution
Attribution:Scenes from the Life of Christ on Italo-Byzantine Ivory Plaque (Top Right), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=33854 [retrieved March 29, 2024]. Original source: Prof. Patout J. Burns.
Record Number:33854 Last Updated: 2022-07-07 15:52:37 Record Created: 2003-12-02 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition