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The '''Tree of Jesse''' is a depiction in art of the ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which rises from [[Jesse]] of [[Bethlehem]], the father of King David and is the original use of the [[family tree]] as a schematic representation of a genealogy. It originates in a passage in the biblical [[Book of Isaiah]] which describes metaphorically the descent of the [[Messiah]], and is accepted by Christians as referring to [[Jesus]]. The various figures depicted in the lineage of Jesus are drawn from those names listed in the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Luke]].

The subject is often seen in [[Christian art]], particularly in that of the [[Medieval art|Medieval]] period. The earliest example dates from the 11th century and in an [[illuminated manuscript]]. There are many examples in Medieval psalters, because of the relation to King David, son of Jesse, and writer of the [[Psalms]]. Other examples are in [[stained glass]] windows, stone carvings around the portals of medieval cathedrals and painting on walls and ceilings. The Tree of Jesse also appears in smaller art forms such as embroideries and ivories.

==Origins==
Depictions of the Jesse Tree are based on a passage from the [[Book of Isaiah]].
:"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots" ([[King James Version]]).

From the Latin [[Vulgate]] Bible used in the Middle Ages:
:''et egredietur virga de radice Iesse et flos de radice eius ascendet'' ([[Isaiah 11:1]] VULGATE).

''Flos'', pl ''flores'' is Latin for flower. ''Virga'' is a "green twig", "rod" or "broom", as well as a convenient near-pun with ''Virgo'' or Virgin, which undoubtedly influenced the development of the image. Thus Jesus is the ''Virga Jesse'' or "stem of Jesse".

In the [[New Testament]] the heavenly and earthly lineage of Jesus is traced by two of the [[Gospel]] writers, [[Matthew the Evangelist|Matthew]] in descending order, and [[Luke the Evangelist|Luke]] in ascending order. [[Gospel of Luke|Luke's Gospel's]] description in chapter 3 begins with Jesus himself and is traced all the way back, via [[Nathan (son of David)|Nathan]] to [[David]] and then on to "[[Adam (Bible)|Adam]], which was ''[the son]'' of God.". ([[Luke 3:23]]-[[Luke 3:38|38]]) [[Matthew's Gospel]] opens with the words: "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." ([[Matthew 1:1]]) With this beginning, Matthew shows the Abrahamic and royal descent, passing through [[David]], but then through [[Solomon]].

See [[Genealogy of Jesus]] for more explanation of the differences, but both lineages permit the interpretation that Jesus is the "stem of Jesse" by his descent from Jesse's son, [[David]].

==See Also==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_Jesse Wikipedia Article on Tree of Jesse]

==Further reading==
*Gallino, Tilde Giani (1996). L'albero di Jesse: l'immaginario collettivo medievale e la sessualità dissimulata (in Italian). Turin: Bollati Boringhieri. ISBN 88-339-0979-4.
*Kirby, H.T. (1959–63). "The "Jesse" tree motif in stained glass: a comparative study of some English examples". Journal of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters 13: 313–20, 434–41.
*Madranges, Étienne (2007). L'arbre de Jessé, de la racine à l'ésprit (in French). Paris: Bibliothèque des Introuvables. ISBN 978-2-84575-294-8.: mainly photographs
*Taylor, Michael D. (1980–81). "A historiated Tree of Jesse". Dumbarton Oaks Papers. 34-35: 125–76.
*Watson, Arthur (1934). The Early Iconography of the Tree of Jesse. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

==External links==
*[http://www.osv.com/osv4menav/churchseasons/celebrateadvent/jessetree/tabid/7145/Default.aspx The Jesse Tree]
*[https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/j/jesse-tree-ingeborg-psalter.php Jesse Tree: Ingeborg Psalter on "All About Mary"] The University of Dayton's Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute (IMRI) is the world's largest repository of books, artwork and artifacts devoted to Mary, the mother of Christ, and a pontifical center of research and scholarship with a vast presence in cyberspace.
*[http://mandragore.bnf.fr/jsp/switch.jsp?classement=1&niveauRech=3&idRech=492&idPere=638&division=Mix&desc=arbre.de.jess%E9&idDesc=1079 Bibliotheque nationale de France Mandragore database] 12 illuminated examples at a good size. Press "Images" at right.
*[http://prodigi.bl.uk/illcat/search2.asp British Library manuscript image search] 10 examples found by putting "Jesse" in "Image description" box. Many famous ones not included, & most enlargements seem not to work
*[http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/mi-sampler University of Cambridge] (search on "Tree of Jesse")
*[http://search.getty.edu:18765/museum/query.html?col=museum&nh=5&pw=100%25&lk=1&qt=Jesse&Go.x=9&Go.y=5 4 examples from the Getty]
*[http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?sid=645ddf2d8512bd77151c63cf1358f7d4&q1=jesse&rgn1=chartres_all&op2=And&q2=&rgn2=chartres_all&type=boolean&view=thumbnail&c=chartres Chartres Cathedral; many good images of glass and portal]
* [http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/menucomparative/other/Jessetree.html Various medieval works, including the original Saint Denis window, with many photos showing which parts are restored (click "France S. Denis")]
*[http://www.academia.edu/7580268/The_Tree_of_Election_On_the_Symbolization_of_Spiritual_Progress_in_Joachim_of_Fiore The Tree of Election: On the Symbolization of Spiritual Progress in Joachim of Fiore] A text on medieval interpretations of the Jesse Tree by Matthias Riedl
*[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.low1 Tree of Jesse Directory]: approx 300 references to the Tree of Jesse listed.
*[http://dartmouthmuseum.org/collections/jesse-room/index.html Tree of Jesse] plaster ceiling in [[Dartmouth Museum]], believed to be a unique example

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