| Title: | Laon; Nativity, Annunciation, Visit by the Three Wise Men, Presentation in the Temple; north portal, west facade |
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| Notes: | The tympanum depicts the Three Kings offering gifts to Mary and the infant Jesus; the lintel shows the Annunciation and the Nativity scene with shepherds; the left jamb figures depict the Annunciation, and the right jamb figures, the Presentation in the Temple. The archivolts depict angels, Virtues and Vices, and 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 1:39-57
Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
Luke 2:22-40
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| Person as Subject: | Wise Men (Biblical figures)
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| Lectionary links: | AEpDy
AVis
ANatv
BXmas01
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| General Subject: | Adoration of the Magi
Nativity
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
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| Library of Congress Subject: | Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Laon -- Medieval, 500-1500
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| ICONCLASS Number: | 73A52
73B13
73B57
73B4
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| Permalink: |
https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=27232
(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; Nativity, Annunciation, Visit by the Three Wise Men, Presentation in the Temple; north portal, west facade, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=27232 [retrieved April 16, 2024]. Original source: image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson. |
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| Record Number: | 27232
Last Updated: 2022-06-19 17:20:20
Record Created: 2002-08-01 00:00:00 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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| Bibliographic Source: | Martinet, Suzanne. Laon Cathedral. [Laon, France]: Impr. du Courrier de l'Aisne, 1989. |
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