Laon; Tree of Jesse, Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, angels, prophets; archivolts above the left jamb figures of the center portal, west facade (Coronation Portal).
 
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Title:Laon; Tree of Jesse, Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, angels, prophets; archivolts above the left jamb figures of the center portal, west facade (Coronation Portal)
Notes:The archivolts depict angels carrying Virgin's possessions, the Tree of Jesse and the prophets who announced the birth of Christ. [Martinet 7] The jamb figures are, from left to right, Abraham, Moses, Samuel and David. [JTW] SEE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Jesse.

Digitized from the slide collection of James T. Womack, Nashville, TN

Date:1155
Building:Cathédrale de Laon
City/Town:Laon
Country:France

Scripture:Isaiah 11:1-10
Lectionary links:AAdvt02
General Subject:Tree of Jesse
Angels
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Laon -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:73A21
11I62(ABRAHAM)
11I62(MOSES)
11I62(DAVID)

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Copyright Source:Image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson
Copyright Permission:Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
Attribution:Laon; Tree of Jesse, Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, angels, prophets; archivolts above the left jamb figures of the center portal, west facade (Coronation Portal), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=49995 [retrieved March 29, 2024]. Original source: Image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson.
Record Number:49995 Last Updated: 2022-06-19 16:22:51 Record Created: 2007-02-21 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition

Bibliographic Source:Martinet, Suzanne. Laon Cathedral. [Laon, France]: Impr. du Courrier de l'Aisne, 1989.