Images of Medieval Art and Architecture

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

South Portal
Frieze on Perpendicular Wall To the Left of the Portal


Images


Subject Matter

Right:"Noli me tangere" (Christ and Mary Magdalene) This is out of sequence, since, in the Bible, it occurs after the Resurrection, not before it.

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Right:Christ in the house of Simon the Leper (Mary Magdalene washes Christ's feet).This is out of sequence, since, in the Bible, it occurs before the Arrest of Christ, not after it.

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Location


Frieze to the Left of the South Portal
Perpendicular to Portal


Comparative Material

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

Click here to see other images of "Nolo me tangere"

Click here to see other images of Mary Magdalene washing Christ's Feet


Bibliography


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Updated by Jane Vadnal, March, 1998