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| Title: | Choirstall woodcarving of the Pentecost, with tongues of fire descending upon the apostles, detail, 1508-1519. |
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| Notes: | Mary, the mother of Jesus, is included in the scene, based upon the text from Acts 1: 12-14. In the actual Acts 2 text, Mary is not mentioned directly. Early Christian tradition frequently included Mary, and the first known illustrated instance is the 6th century Gospel Book of Rabbula, now in the Biblioteca Laurenziana in Florence, Italy. This beautifully animated wooden choir stall carving continues that tradition, separated by almost a millenia. Donated by James T. Womack and Anne Richardson, Nashville, TN. |
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| Date: | 1508-1519 |
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| Building: | Cathédrale d'Amiens
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| Object/Function: | Relief sculpture |
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| Material: | Wood |
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| City/Town: | Amiens
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| Country: | France
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| Scripture: | Acts 2:1-21
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| Lectionary links: | APDay
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| General Subject: | Pentecost
Fire
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| Library of Congress Subject: | Christian art and symbolism -- France -- Amiens -- Medieval, 500-1500
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| ICONCLASS Number: | 73E5
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https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51553
(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: | Choirstall woodcarving of the Pentecost, with tongues of fire descending upon the apostles, detail, 1508-1519., from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51553 [retrieved March 26, 2025]. Original source: Image donated by Jim Womack and Anne Richardson. |
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| Record Number: | 51553
Last Updated: 2022-06-19 16:06:54
Record Created: 2007-06-08 00:00:00 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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| Bibliographic Source: | New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. |
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| Publisher: | Gale |
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| Date: | 2003 |
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