Images of Medieval Art and Architecture

France:Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Gilles

South Portal
Frieze above the Doorway


Images

Detail- Three Marys at Christ's Tomb

Image from Saint-Gilles cast in the Hall of Sculpture in the Carnegie, Pittsburgh

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Subject Matter

Right:Three Marys Buying Spices This episode of the passion is not often depicted. It is not mentioned explicitly in the the Bible, it is only implied in Mark 16:1-2. For a discussion of possible reasons for this inclusion, see Ferguson, pp 135-6.

Right:Three Marys at the Tomb

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Location


Frieze Directly Above the South Portal


Comparative Material

Click here to see the rest of the frieze from Saint-Gilles.

Click here to see other images of the Three Marys at the Tomb.


Bibliography


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Updated by Jane Vadnal, June, 1998