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Blog #17: Biblical/Medieval Dream



***Please see this website for more information on my source material for this specific image; I found it to be fascinating and quite helpful.***

The following image shown here (highlighted on the top left) depicts an image of Medieval sculpture/architecture from Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Gilles in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, France. This image of the left portal (North) - Tympanum depicts the following 3 images from left to right: The Gifts of the Magi, Virgin and Child, Dream of Joseph

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This image on the right of the left portal (highlighted above & displayed on the left) depicts the dream Joseph had in which he was commanded by an Angel of the Lord to flee into Egypt with his wife Mary and the infant Jesus, to escape from Herod; there they stayed until Herod eventually died a few short years later, after which time they all returned to Palestine. I found this image on the right to be very rough, yet striking, which made it stand out when juxtaposed with the other two biblical images in the left and the center of the tympanum.

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