The Nativity
Date:
1609 CETradition:
CatholicRepository:
Biblioteca Histórica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, BH FLL, 3908Subject:
NativityKeywords:
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Material Objects Archive
Objects, images, and a proliferation of materialities engage bodies and minds, events and ideas, in ways both profound and subtle. Material objects, especially as they are activated in religious practices broadly conceived, are situated at the heart of MAVCOR. This Material Objects Archive offers an ever-expanding online gallery of such objects. We invite you to use it as a tool for thinking and teaching, researching and writing—and we welcome your suggestions and contributions to this collaborative enterprise.
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Material Objects
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The Sleeping Christ Child with the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Date:18th century CEMedium:oil paint, copper, oil paintingTradition:CatholicPlace of Origin:PeruRepository:Collection of Carl & Marilynn ThomaSubject:NativityKeywords:Painting, Peru, Nativity -
The Nativity with Musical Angels
Date:18th century CETradition:CatholicPlace of Origin:PeruRepository:Collection of Carl & Marilynn ThomaSubject:NativityKeywords:Peru, Nativity, Painting -
Child Jesus in Cradle with Canopy
Date:first half of the 18th century CEMedium:wood, polychromy, carvingTradition:CatholicPlace of Origin:CuscoRepository:Museo de Arte Virreinal de Santa Teresa, Arequipa, PerúSubject:JesusKeywords:Jesus, Cradle, Christ Child, Peru -
Child Jesus in Cradle with Canopy
Date:late 18th century CEMedium:marble, gold leaf, sculptingTradition:CatholicPlace of Origin:EuropeRepository:Museo de Arte Virreinal de Santa Teresa, Arequipa, PerúSubject:JesusKeywords:Jesus, Christ Child, Cradle -
Universalist Unitarian Church of Haverhill, MA
Tiffany Glass & Decorating Co., New York, NYDate:1894Medium:stained glass, brick, architectureTradition:Unitarian UniversalistPlace of Origin:HaverhillKeywords:Architecture. Unitarian Universalist, New England, Massachusetts, United States, Church Architecture, Church, Stained glass, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Brick -
The Islamic Center of Washington, DC
Date:1949-1957 CEMedium:tile, plaster, architectureTradition:IslamicPlace of Origin:WashingtonKeywords:Architecture, Islam, Mosque, United States, Prayer, Islamic Center -
Engineers from the 937th Clearance Company
Date:2019Medium:photographic materials, photographyTradition:Civil ReligionPlace of Origin:ArizonaKeywords:Wall, Borders, U.S.-Mexico Border, Military, Donald Trump, President of the United States, United States, Nationalism, Civil Religion -
We Build the Wall Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Date:May 30, 2019Medium:photographic materials, photographyTradition:Civil ReligionPlace of Origin:Sunland ParkKeywords:Borders, U.S.-Mexico Border, Donald Trump, United States, President of the United States, Civil Religion, Nationalism, Wall -
Border Wall Prototypes
Date:October 2017Medium:photographic materials, photographyTradition:Civil ReligionPlace of Origin:San DiegoKeywords:Wall, Civil Religion, Donald Trump, Borders, U.S.-Mexico Border, United States, President of the United States, Nationalism -
Amna (Fatenn Hamama) and Hanadi (Zahra El-'Ula) carrying water jugs in the film, The Nightingale's Prayer
Date:1959 CEMedium:black-and-white film, filmPlace of Origin:EgyptKeywords:Peasants, Egypt, film still -
Gazzar's wedding Portrait
Date:1950s CEMedium:silver gelatin paper, photographyPlace of Origin:EgyptRepository:Collection of Laila EffatKeywords:Portrait, Egypt, Photography