Foremother Eve in the nativity of Christ according to some Armenian miniature paintings from the 13th-14th centuries
Some Armenian miniature paintings depict the foremother Eve in the illustrations of the Nativity. The unprecedented iconographical type has two versions; either Eve’s head is depicted under the manger, or she is approaching Mary with outstretched arms. The miniatures of this group are a...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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Orientalia christiana periodica
Year: 2020, Volume: 86, Issue: 2, Pages: 519-528 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Eve
/ Armenische Apostolische Kirche
/ Iconography
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| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KBL Near East and North Africa KDF Orthodox Church |
| Summary: | Some Armenian miniature paintings depict the foremother Eve in the illustrations of the Nativity. The unprecedented iconographical type has two versions; either Eve’s head is depicted under the manger, or she is approaching Mary with outstretched arms. The miniatures of this group are always accompanied with legends that contribute to a better comprehension of the depicted scene. On this point, the name of Eve is accompanied by the emblematic demonstration of a head. Consequently, near the standing figure of Eve we can read, “Eve is rising from her tomb”, “The Tomb of Eve” or “Eve has been the midwife for Jesus”. It is quite possible, that the depiction of the feminine head evokes the same idea of the tomb of Eve, as Adam’s head hints about the location of his tomb on the mountain of Golgotha in the scene of the Crucifixion. |
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| Item Description: | Die Illustrationen sind im Anschluss an den Text, zwischen S. 528 u. S. 529 |
| ISSN: | 0030-5375 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Orientalia christiana periodica
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