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Title:Sarcophagus with Crossing of the Red Sea
Notes:Used as an altar in the Cathedral of St. Trophine, Arles Front frieze: the Egyptians chasing the Israelites, caught in the Red Sea. Includes personifications of the Sea, Miriam with a tambourine. "The portrait of Miriam, tambourine in hand, singing and dancing with the women in the community, has brought brush to canvas and captivated the imagination of generations. As part of the exodus narrative, the celebration of Miriam and the women holds a place in one of the formative events for describing and understanding others in the old and New Testaments." (Schmit/Childers, n.p.)
Date:350
Building:Musée de l'Arles antique
Object/Function:Sarcophagus
Material:Stone
City/Town:Arles
Country:France

Scripture:Exodus 14:19-31
Person as Subject:Moses (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:AProp19
General Subject:Crossing the Red Sea
Sarcophagus
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism
ICONCLASS Number:71E122
71E1232
Index of Christian Art Number:20 A72 ChT S24,003

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Copyright Source:Prof. Robin M. Jensen, rjensen3@nd.edu
Copyright Permission:Donor must be contacted for permission.
Attribution:Sarcophagus with Crossing of the Red Sea, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=42650 [retrieved March 28, 2024]. Original source: Prof. Robin M. Jensen, rjensen3@nd.edu.
Record Number:42650 Last Updated: 2022-07-07 15:55:32 Record Created: 2004-12-02 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition

Bibliographic Source:Performance in Preaching: Bringing the Sermon to Life
Author:Schmit, Clayton J., and Jana Childers
Publisher:Baker Academic
Date:2008