ICONOGRAPHY OF JESUS CHRIST

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ICONOGRAPHY OF JESUS CHRIST
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INCARNATION CYCLE THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS
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THE ANNUNCIATION
The Archangel Gabriel informs the Virgin Mary
that God has chosen her to bear his son. A dove
represents the incarnation her miraculous
conception of Jesus through the holy spirit.
Title The Annunciation Artist Giovanni di
Paolo di GraziaDate 1,445 CE Source National
Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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The Visitation

• The pregnant Mary visits her older cousin
  Elizabeth, pregnant with the future Saint John
  the Baptist. Elizabeth is the first to
  acknowledge the divinity of Marys child.

Title The Visitation Artist Mariotto
Alberti Date 1,503 CE Source Uffizi Gallery of
Florence, Italy
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The Nativity
Jesus is born to Mary in Bethlehem. The Holy
family- Jesus, Mary, and her husband, Joseph- is
shown in a house, a stable, or, in Byzantine art,
a cave.
Title The Nativity with Donors and Saints Jerome
and LeonardArtist Gerard David (ca. 14551523
CE) Date ca. 1,5101,515 CEMedium Oil on
canvas transferred from wood
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The Annunciation to the Shepherds the
Adoration of the Shepherds

• An angel announces Jesus birth to humble
  shepherds who hurry to Bethlehem to honor him.

Title folio 45v Annunciation to the
shepherds Date mid-15th century CE Source Book
of Hours (Glasgow Hours)
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Wisemen from the east follow a bright star to
Bethlehem to follow Jesus as the king of the
Jews, They present him with precious gifts. In
the Eastern European Ages, the magi were
identified as three kings.
The Adoration of the Magi

• Title The Adoration of the Magi
• Artist Pieter Aertsen
• Date c. 1,560 CE
• Location Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Mary and Joseph were presented to high priest in
the Temple of Jerusalem. It was foreseen that
Jesus would redeem humanity and Mary would
undergo a great suffering.
Presentation in the Temple

• Title Presentation in the Temple
• Artist Ambrogio Lorenzetti
• Date 1,342 CE
• Medium tempera on wood
• Location Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy

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Massacre of the Innocents and the Flight to Egypt

• An angel warns Joseph that King Herod - to
  eliminate the threat of a newborn rival king-
  plans to murder all the male infants in
  Bethlehem. The Holy Family flees to Egypt.

Title Massacre of the Innocents Artist Giovanni
Pisano Date 1,301 CE Medium Marble Relief
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Jesus Among the Doctors
In Jerusalem, to celebrate Passover, Joseph and
Mary (Jesus parents) find the twelve year-old
Jesus in serious discussion with Temple scholars,
a sign of his coming ministry
Title Christ Among the Doctors Artist Mathias
Stomer (Dutch, c. 1,600-1,650 CE) Date 1,630
CE Medium Oil on Canvas