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ID: 901002030
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002030
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Miracle of the Flowering Rod (Life of Joseph, Christian iconography)

Note: Event in the life of St. Joseph, whereby, when Mary was being courted, Joseph the suitor carried a rod that miraculously burst into flower.

Names:
Miracle of the Flowering Rod (Life of Joseph, Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Christian iconography> (P)
........<New Testament narratives> (P)
............Life of Saint Joseph, spouse of Mary (Christian iconography) (I)
................Miracle of the Flowering Rod (Life of Joseph, Christian iconography) (P)
Related Iconography:
protagonist is .... Joseph, Saint
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Joseph, Saint (Christian character)) [901000953]
protagonist is .... Mary, Blessed Virgin
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Mary, Blessed Virgin (Christian character)) [901000032]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... miracle
.....(events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... betrothal
.....(rites of passage, cultural ceremonies, ceremonies, cultural events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Miracle of the Flowering Rod (Life of Joseph, Christian iconography)
................Museo del Prado [online] (2000-) accessed 7 February 2018, https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-betrothal-of-the-virgin/6f303c39-3d03-4d48-8bb0-ffe162d017dd
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Prado Museum online (2005-)

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