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ID: 901001022
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001022
Record Type: Legendary Built Work

Holy Sepulcher (Christian legendary place)

Note: In Christian iconography, the tomb in which the Body of Jesus Christ was laid after His death upon the Cross. According to various traditions, corresponds to several possible sites in Jerusalem.

Names:
Holy Sepulcher (Christian legendary place) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Holy Sepulchre (Christian legendary place) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<Christian legendary places> (P)
............Holy Sepulcher (Christian legendary place) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Passion of Christ
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Passion of Christ (New Testament narrative)) [901001151]
location of .... Resurrection of Christ
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Passion of Christ (New Testament narrative), Resurrection of Christ (New Testament narrative)) [901000347]
location of .... Entombment of Christ
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Passion of Christ (New Testament narrative), Entombment of Christ (New Testament narrative)) [901001053]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... sepulchers (tombs)
.....(funerary structures, ceremonial structures, single built works by function, single built works by specific type, single built works (built environment), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Christian
.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Holy Sepulcher (Christian legendary place)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Holy Sepulchre (Christian legendary place)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/466254?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=holy+sepulchre&pos=1
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 73D78 ; (architectonic) structure representing or symbolizing the Holy Sepulchre; John 19 · Luke 23 · Mark 15 · Matthew 27
................ Source for image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Brooklyn_Museum_-_The_Women_at_the_Sepulchre_%28The_Angel_at_the_Tomb_of_Christ%29_-_Benjamin_West_-_overall.jpg/623px-Brooklyn_Museum_-_The_Women_at_the_Sepulchre_%28The_Angel_at_the_Tomb_of_Christ%29_-_Benjamin_West_-_overall.jpg

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