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Dear All,
Yet another portrayal of the washing of the infant Christ is to be found in the probably mid-twelfth-century sculptures of the west portal of the basilica abbaziale di San Silvestro I papa in Nonantola. The reliefs on the outer right-hand jamb include Infancy of Christ scenes from the Annunciation to the Presentation in the Temple; one of the Nativity scenes is of the Washing of Christ:
http://tinyurl.com/agrf67z
A more recent photograph of this relief:
http://tinyurl.com/akbo3uy
While we're here, views of the Crib relief from the same photographers:
http://tinyurl.com/a6judto
http://tinyurl.com/ab2u3te
Best again,
John Dillon
On 12/30/12, James Bugslag wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Christopher,
> It took me a while to dig out my copy of Adelheid Heimann, "The Capital Frieze and Pilasters of the Portail Royal, Chartres," Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, 31 (1968), 73-102, which is, I believe, the fullest treatment of the capital frieze iconography. Your memory is correct. There is no bathing scene in the Chartres scene of the Nativity of Christ, although the two midwives are present, certainly, as we have heard, a related motif. Interestingly, though, the entire scene of the Nativity of the Virgin is represented exclusively by a scene of her bath. That must be highly unusual. But perhaps that's another thread.
> Jim
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> the Bathing of the Infant is represented in the capital frieze of St. Mary's
> of Etampes, here seen in a wretched photo
>
> http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSYilINLmhmA4WjCKoNuOWDLCJME5JrF8Q45IS3wfaK77UkvdkLDKCZmFpvNQ
>
> i'm rather embarrassed to say that i can't recall whether it is to be found in
> the cap frieze of Chartres or on any of the other "Early Gothic" portals
> usually associated with Chartres; but i don't believe it is.
>
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