FICHIER: 08 SSS GARTEMPE NOAH'S DRUNKENNESS.jpg

DESCRIPTION: 08 SSS Gartempe Noah's Drunkenness Images of Religious and Theological Iconography Vanderbilt University, Divinity Library Nashville, TN, 2003 Click on the thumbnail to view the image or file. Title: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, France - Noah's Drunkenness Creator(s) or Contributor(s): Womack, James, photographer Description: Fresco on the upper south register of the nave showing Ham, Noah's son, mocking his father who is lying on his couch, drunk, with his mantle gaping to reveal his legs and belly, while Shem and Japheth, the other two sons, prepare to cover their father's nakedness. JPG file (657 KB) Source: Digitized from slide Subject: Christian art and symbolism--France--Medieval, 500-1500 GEN 9: 20-23 Noah (Biblical figure); Shem (Biblical character); Ham (Biblical figure); Japheth (Biblical character)