| Title: | Ruin of Nineveh |
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| Notes: | Quatrefoil on the western exterior depicting, in accordance with Zephaniah's prophecies, the ruin of Nineveh and its transformation into a wasteland inhabited by wild animals. Donated by James T. Womack and Anne Richardson, Nashville, TN. |
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| Date: | 1220-1240 |
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| Building: | Cathédrale d'Amiens
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| Object/Function: | Relief sculpture |
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| Material: | Stone |
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| City/Town: | Amiens
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| Country: | France
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| Scripture: | Zephaniah 2:14-15
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| Person as Subject: | Zephaniah (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | AProp28
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| General Subject: | Nineveh
Ruin
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| Library of Congress Subject: | Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Amiens -- Medieval, 500-1500
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| ICONCLASS Number: | 71O524
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| Index of Christian Art Number: | 20 A51 CND 14W,002 D2
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https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=29294
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| Copyright Source: | image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson |
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| Copyright Permission: | Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Attribution: | Ruin of Nineveh, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=29294 [retrieved December 13, 2024]. Original source: image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson. |
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| Record Number: | 29294
Last Updated: 2022-06-19 18:06:49
Record Created: 2003-04-26 00:00:00 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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