FVEZ.CAPITAL.NAVE.N021.1 - Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Church


Title of Work Nave Capital 21: The Death of Lazarus and Dives Begin Date 1120 End Date 1138 Description New Testament theme (parable) : The Deaths of Lazarus and Dives (Luke 16: 19-31) On the left side of the capital is the death of the beggar Lazarus. Lazarus is the crouching figure at the bottom left. Above and to the right is his soul, represented as a small nude figure in a mandorla. The mandorla is supported by two figures leaning down from above (angels?) At center, the death of Dives, the bad rich man (barely visible) Some scholars believe that the subject of capital 72 is the related subject, the feast of Dives Salet: Number 21 Location: South side of nave. South side of fourth arcade pillar from the west. Alternate search terms (See text above for synonyms): naked 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.N021.1
Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Church

Nave Capital 21: The Death of Lazarus and Dives