16: The Nativity of Christ

January 1, 1217

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16: The Nativity of Christ
Contributor
Maye, Philip (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Maye, Philip
Date
January 1, 1217
Identifier
FCW028BP1601
Description
Gothic; Life of the Virgin WindowDelaporte no. 16, Deremble-Manhes no. 28bPanel 16: The Nativity of Christ (Luke 2:1-7, Matthew 1:25)At left Joseph sits (no halo) wearing a skullcap. In the foreground, Mary (double halo?) lies on a bed. She raises herself on one elbow and, with her other hand, reaches toward the baby Christ (at Center). The Holy Infant (haloed, in swaddling clothes) lies on a rectangular object that resembles an altar. Above him are the heads of an ox and an ass. They are probably references to Old Testament verses thought to be prophecies of the coming of the Messiah. Isaiah 1:3 says, "The ox knows his owner and the ass his maker's crib." There is a similar verse in Habakkuk. The apocryphal Protevangelium of James mentions only the ass. The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew also says that an ox and an ass worshiped the Christ Child in the manger. The scene takes place in an interior of a building- a lamp hangs from an arch at right.; The Life of the Virgin Window
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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