Arras No. 2
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B01: New Testament - Public life of Christ - baptism of Christ - in the Jordan
Scene Description: the centre of the scene
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B02: New Testament - Public life of Christ - baptism of Christ - in the Jordan
Scene Description: the side of the scene
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view of font - back side
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view of font - front side
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 June 2010 by Alain Devisme
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 17122ARR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 20th century (?), Modern
Church / Chapel Name: Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Vaast
Font Location in Church: Inside the cathedral church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin & St. Vaast d'Arras
Church Notes: original 12th-13thC cathedral church Notre-Dame-en-Cité d'Arras destroyed in the Revolution; 18thC Ancienne église de l'abbaye de Saint-Waast [had existed since the 7thC] became cathedral in 1804
Church Address: 14 Rue des Teinturiers, 62000 Arras, France -- Tel.: +33 3 21 71 50 99
Site Location: Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the A26, about 50 km SW of Lille. The cathedral is located in the city centre, near the Musee des arts...
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese d'Arras
Font Notes:
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Modern font described and illustrated in Patrimoine Histoire [https://www.patrimoine-histoire.fr/Patrimoine/Arras/Arras-Saint-Vaast.htm] [accessed 6 May 2022]: "La cuve est un bloc de marbre sculpté par Marcel Gaumont, grand prix de Rome, dans la pierre Comblanchien. Le thème est celui du baptême de Jésus par Jean-Baptiste." A large modern (1930s?) font made of marble, cylindrical and with a large deeply carved freeze depicting the Baptism of Christ. The large bronze cover is a low dome, with carved top and ring handles, orb-and-cross finial. The font and cover are both sumptuous works, in the tradition of monumental religious sculpture.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.293090, 2.774740
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 17' 35.1" N, 2° 46' 29.1" E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: cylindrical, unmounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: metal, bronze
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]