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Title
Scene 4
Contributor
Maye, Philip (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Maye, Philip
Identifier
FCSP18104000
Description
Gothic; West Façade, Left Frieze, Life of Mary and Infancy of Christ, Left Side of Central Portal4: Joachim and Anne embrace(Protevangelium of James 4:4)Joachim and Anne sit on a low, cloth-draped wooden seat. One of Joachim's arms is around Anne's shoulder. Anne holds one arm to her breast. Their other hands are clasped together. Both have undecorated halos. This scene is depicted rather than the more common scene of Joachim and Anne embracing at the Golden Gate (See Spitzer, p. 138).Compare with Panel 7 in The Life of the Virgin Window (Delaporte no: 16, Deremble-Mahnes no: 28B). The meeting at the Golden Gate was also depicted in the clerestory (Delaporte no: 149, Deremble-Mahnes no: 125A) but the window has been replaced by a modern copy.At right are figures from:In the center are figures from:2: Joachim and Anne turn back.3: An angel announces to Joachim that Mary would be born.At left are figures from:5: Bath of the Virgin.7: Joachim, Anne and Mary.; West Facade, Capital Frieze- Life of the Virgin
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.
Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.
Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.
Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
Geographic Subjects
France
Chartres
Collection
Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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