Title of Work
Nave Capital 14: A Combat Scene
Begin Date
1120
End Date
1138
Description
In the center, two standing figures wearing helmets and carrying shields engage in a sword fight. (The shield of the figure at left has probably been broken off). The combatant at left wears chain mail (much restored) At right, two onlookers, and at left, a figure holding a rod-like object leads another figure by the hand. Salet suggests that it is a symbol of discord or an allusion to a contemporary event. Salet number 14 Alternate search terms (See text above for synonyms): armor
Country
France
Location
Vézelay
Monument
Ste. Marie-Madeleine
Style
Romanesque
Type of Work
Sculpture
Subtype of Work
Capital
Category of Work
Nave
Material
Stone
Subjects
Vézelay (Abbey)--Pictorial works.; Sculpture--France--Vézelay--Pictorial works.; Church architecture--France--Vézelay--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Romanesque--France--Vézelay--Pictorial works.
Patron
Abbot Renaud de Semur
Condition
Somewhat restored
Bibliography
Information
Photographer
JV
Copyright
Information
Media
Slide-35 mm
Identifier
FVEZ.CAPITAL.NAVE.N014.1

Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Church

Nave Capital 14: A Combat Scene

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