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Title:
Massacre of the Innocents
Notes:
Oak woodcarving in the choirstall area of the Cathedral of Amiens, 1507-1522. This brutal scene shows the biblical Massacre of the Innocents.
Donated by James T. Womack and Anne Richardson, Nashville, TN.
Date:
1508-1519
Building:
Cathédrale d'Amiens
Object/Function:
Relief sculpture
Material:
Wood
City/Town:
Amiens
Country:
France
Scripture:
Matthew 2:13-23
Lectionary links:
AXmas01
General Subject:
Massacre of the Innocents
Library of Congress Subject:
Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Amiens -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:
73B63
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Copyright Permission:
Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike - CC-BY-SA-3.0
Attribution:
Massacre of the Innocents, from
Art in the Christian Tradition
, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51551
[retrieved February 28, 2021].
Record Number:
51551
Last Updated:
2020-10-29 21:05:55
Record Created:
2007-06-08 00:00:00
Institution:
Vanderbilt University
Unit:
Collection:
Art in the Christian Tradition