Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist.
 
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Title:Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist
Notes:Quatrefoil on the western exterior depicting the annunciation of John the Baptist's birth to Zechariah while he is offering incense in the temple.

Donated by James T. Womack and Anne Richardson, Nashville, TN.

Date:1220-1240
Building:Cathédrale d'Amiens
Object/Function:Relief sculpture
Material:Stone
City/Town:Amiens
Country:France

Scripture:Luke 1:57-80
Person as Subject:Zechariah, (Biblical figure, New Testament)
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Amiens -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:73A11
Index of Christian Art Number:20 A51 CND 14W,002 K2

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Copyright Source:image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson
Copyright Permission:Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0
Attribution:Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=29265 [retrieved April 23, 2024]. Original source: image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson.
Record Number:29265 Last Updated: 2022-06-19 18:00:41 Record Created: 2003-04-26 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition