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The tree typically rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, Jesse was the father of King David. The Tree of Jesse (Ρίζα του Ιεσσαί) has appeared numerous times in Greek Italian Byzantine art and the True Vine theme is also part of the New Testament. It is a parable or allegory found in John 15:1–17.
Vitis. Vitis (grapevine) is a genus of 81 accepted species [5] of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus consists of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, both for direct consumption of the fruit and for fermentation to produce wine.
The tree is the depiction in art of the ancestors of Jesus Christ. Christ is shown in a branching tree. The tree typically rises from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of King David. The Tree of Jesse (Ρίζα του Ιεσσαί) has appeared numerous times in Greek Italian Byzantine art. The True Vine theme is also
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala.
The climbing fetterbush (Pieris phillyreifolia) is a woody shrub-vine which climbs without clinging roots, tendrils, or thorns. It directs its stem into a crevice in the bark of fibrous barked trees (such as bald cypress) where the stem adopts a flattened profile and grows up the tree underneath the host tree's outer bark. The fetterbush then ...
Christ the Vine is a tempera painting created by Greek painter Angelos. Angelos was active from 1425 to 1457. He was a teacher and protopsaltis (first chanter). His students included some of the most famous painters of the early Cretan Renaissance. Andreas Pavias and Andreas Ritzos were his students and were heavily influenced by his style.
Angelo's Christ the Vine is located at the Monastery of the Virgin Hodegetria, Heraklion, Crete. Earlier versions of the theme during the Byzantine empire can be linked to the Tree of Jesse. Christ the Vine can also be associated with the parable or allegory of the True Vine from John 15:1–17. In the story, Jesus refers to his disciples as ...
Wine grapes on Long Island. A vineyard in Brhlovce, Slovakia. Viticulture (Latin: vitis cultura, " vine -growing"), [1] viniculture (vinis cultura, " wine -growing"), [2] or winegrowing[3] is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of Vitis vinifera, the common grape ...