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English: This fragment of the larger mosaic cycle in the Oratory of Pope John VII depicts the infant Christ being washed in a basin by a midwife. It was located directly above the central representation of Pope John VII and the Virgin Mary and is one of a handful of surviving mosaic fragments that depict scenes from the Nativity. This iconography first appears in Byzantium in the sixth century and does not correspond to any biblical or apocryphal narrative. Instead, according to Lily Arad (see citation below), it emerged from a Greco-Roman tradition depicting the bathing of infants as a motif representing the first stage in the life cycle. The Christians appropriated this iconography for the infant Christ and connected it with his baptism that appears in all three synoptic Gospels.
Français : Ce fragment du grand cycle de mosaïques de l'oratoire du pape Jean VII représente l'enfant Jésus lavé dans une bassine par une sage-femme. Il se trouvait juste au-dessus de la représentation centrale du pape Jean VII et de la Vierge Marie et fait partie des rares fragments de mosaïques conservés qui représentent des scènes de la Nativité. Cette iconographie apparaît pour la première fois à Byzance au VIe siècle et ne correspond à aucun récit biblique ou apocryphe. Selon Lily Arad (voir citation ci-dessous), elle est issue d'une tradition gréco-romaine qui représentait le bain des enfants comme un motif représentant la première étape du cycle de la vie. Les chrétiens se sont appropriés cette iconographie pour l'enfant Jésus et l'ont reliée à son baptême qui apparaît dans les trois évangiles synoptiques.
Italiano: Questo frammento del più ampio ciclo di mosaici nell'Oratorio di Papa Giovanni VII raffigura il bambino Cristo che viene lavato in una bacinella da una levatrice. Era situato direttamente sopra la rappresentazione centrale di Papa Giovanni VII e della Vergine Maria ed è uno dei pochi frammenti di mosaico sopravvissuti che raffigurano scene della Natività. Questa iconografia appare per la prima volta a Bisanzio nel VI secolo e non corrisponde a nessuna narrazione biblica o apocrifa. Invece, secondo Lily Arad (vedi citazione sotto), è emersa da una tradizione greco-romana che raffigurava il bagno dei bambini come motivo che rappresenta la prima fase del ciclo di vita. I cristiani si appropriarono di questa iconografia per il bambino Cristo e la collegarono al suo battesimo che appare in tutti e tre i Vangeli sinottici.
Deutsch: Dieses Fragment des größeren Mosaikzyklus im Oratorium von Papst Johannes VII. zeigt das Jesuskind, das von einer Hebamme in einem Becken gewaschen wird. Es befand sich direkt über der zentralen Darstellung von Papst Johannes VII. und der Jungfrau Maria und ist eines der wenigen erhaltenen Mosaikfragmente, die Szenen aus der Geburt Christi zeigen. Diese Ikonographie tauchte erstmals im sechsten Jahrhundert in Byzanz auf und entspricht keiner biblischen oder apokryphen Erzählung. Stattdessen entstammte sie laut Lily Arad (siehe Zitat unten) einer griechisch-römischen Tradition, die das Baden von Säuglingen als Motiv für die erste Phase des Lebenszyklus darstellte. Die Christen übernahmen diese Ikonographie für das Jesuskind und verbanden sie mit seiner Taufe, die in allen drei synoptischen Evangelien erscheint. |
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Arad, Lily. "The Bathing of the Infant Jesus in the Jordan River and his Baptism in a Font: A Mutual Iconographic Borrowing in Medieval Art." Miscellània litúrgica catalana 2 (2003): 21-44. https://www.academia.edu/15690897/_The_Bathing_of_the_Infant_Jesus_in_the_Jordan_River_and_his_Baptism_in_a_Font_A_Mutual_Iconographic_Borrowing_in_Medieval_Art_?source=swp_share.
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