Birth of Mary.
 
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Title:Birth of Mary
Notes:Oak woodcarving in the choirstall area of the Cathedral of Amiens, 1508-1519. On the left is the birth of Mary and on the right, the meeting of Anna and Joachim, Mary's parents. These themes are extra-biblical from early traditions on the life of Mary.

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

Person as Subject:Mary, the mother of Jesus (Biblical figure)
General Subject:Birth
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Amiens -- Medieval, 500-1500

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Copyright Source:Image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson
Copyright Permission:Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
Attribution:Birth of Mary, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51549 [retrieved December 12, 2024]. Original source: Image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson.
Record Number:51549 Last Updated: 2022-06-19 16:08:21 Record Created: 2007-06-08 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition