page_title: Calvary at Tronoën
section_title: The north face of the calvary
hierarchical_section_title: Calvary at Tronoën / The north face of the calvary
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Saint-Jean-Trolimon (Bretagne, Finistère) Calvaire bei der Kapelle Notre-Dame-de-Tronoën, Nordseite, Detail: (unten) Geburt Christi, Detail: Josef, eingeschlafen, gemäß dem Bericht der apokryphen Evangelien.Français&#160;: Saint-Jean-Trolimon (Bretagne, Finistère) Calvaire de la Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Tronoën, face nord: (en bas) Nativité, détail, Josef est endormi comme il est dit dans les évangiles apocryphes. This building is classé au titre des Monuments Historiques. It is indexed in the Base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture,&#160;under the reference PA00090421 . беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎&#160;| বাংলা&#160;| brezhoneg&#160;| català&#160;| Deutsch&#160;| Ελληνικά&#160;| English&#160;| Esperanto&#160;| español&#160;| euskara&#160;| suomi&#160;| français&#160;| magyar&#160;| italiano&#160;| 日本語&#160;| македонски&#160;| Nederlands&#160;| português&#160;| português do Brasil&#160;| română&#160;| русский&#160;| sicilianu&#160;| svenska&#160;| українська&#160;| العربيَّة&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: Calvary at Tronoën is a calvary located at Saint-Jean-Trolimon in the Quimper arrondissement. It is located in the "pays bigouden", a particularly wind swept area of Brittany; the nearby chapelle was called the "cathédrale des dunes".
context_section_description: On the upper surface we have a depiction of the distressed Virgin Mary being supported by John the Evangelist and two female saints ("Pamoison de la Vierge"), Mary Magdalene and Mary Salome. In the next scene Jesus is being flogged by two soldiers who tighten the blindfold as they apply their whips. On the frieze below the first sculpture on the left is shown Elizabeth (biblical figure) visiting the Virgin Mary (the Visitation), the one pregnant with Jesus Christ and the other with John the Baptist, this being followed by three scenes relating to the nativity. Firstly we see Saint Joseph sleeping in the stable with two cattle next to him. Then we see the Virgin Mary laying in a bed and at the end of this bed is a depiction of a standing Jesus aged about 7 years, this followed by the Adoration of the Magi. The first wise man is kneeling before the bed whilst the second, dressed in the doublet worn in the reign of Charles VII, is pointing with his finger to the star which led them to the stable and addressing the third wise man who is smaller in stature.
  In the visitation scene Elizabeth tenderly lays the flat of her hand on Mary's stomach.
  In the nativity the Virgin Mary is shown bare-breasted. Jesus holds a globe of the world in his hand and is blessing the three wise men. Strangely Jesus appears as a young adolescent rather than a new-born baby.
  The three wise men wear the dress of aristocrats ("grands seigneurs"). Melchior is the wise man on the left and is kneeling before Jesus. The next wise man Balthazar stands in the middle. He turns his back on the nativity scene and faces the third wise man Gaspard.
caption: A detail from the nativity scene in the calvary at the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Tronoën. This scene appears on the north face. Joseph is sleeping in the stable. Two cattle are at his side
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