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| Title: | Laon; Annunciation, Nativity, Visit of the Three Wise Men, Virtues and Vices, prophets; lintel, tympanum and archivolts of the north portal, west facade (Nativity Portal) |
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| Notes: | On the lintel, from left to right, the scene of Annunciation (Gabriel and Mary standing), a shepherd (?), Mary reclining on a bed (partial view), and the infant Jesus lying on a sacrificial altar. On the tympanum, from left to right, Three Kings offering gifts, Mary sitting with the infant Christ on her lap, an angel, Joseph the father of Jesus. Archivolt 1 (innermost) depicts angels, with the Holy Spirit (dove) descending from above. Archivolt 2 depicts the fight between vices and virtues, with Charity giving her cloak to a pauper at the top. Archivolt 3 shows prophets.[Martinet 9].Fourth Sunday in Advent, Year A: This image includes Joseph, emphasizing the theophany of Joseph, when an angel appears to Joseph in a dream, telling him of the virgin birth. This image reflects the lectionary text from Matthew. Digitized from the slide collection of James T. Womack, Nashville, TN. |
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| Date: | 1155 |
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| Building: | Cathédrale de Laon
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| City/Town: | Laon
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| Country: | France
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| Scripture: | Matthew 2:1-12
Luke 1:26-38
Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
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| Person as Subject: | Wise Men (Biblical figures)
Mary, the mother of Jesus (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | AEpDy
BAdvt04
ANatv
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| General Subject: | Nativity
Annunciation to Mary
Angels
Virtues
Virtues and Vices
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| Library of Congress Subject: | Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Laon -- Medieval, 500-1500
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| ICONCLASS Number: | 73A521
73B131
73B57
11O
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https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=27211
(Use this link to refer back to this image.)
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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: | Laon; Annunciation, Nativity, Visit of the Three Wise Men, Virtues and Vices, prophets; lintel, tympanum and archivolts of the north portal, west facade (Nativity 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=27211 [retrieved October 1, 2023]. Original source: image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson. |
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| Record Number: | 27211
Last Updated: 2022-06-19 17:14:38
Record Created: 2002-08-01 00:00:00 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Unit:
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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