Title of Work
Nave Capital 47: Two lions and a bird
Begin Date
1120
End Date
1138
Description
Against a background of foliage, two lions face one another. Their heads meet at the center of the front of the capital, they turn their faces towards the viewer. On the right side of the capital (barely visible in this image), a bird sits in the foliage and pecks at a bunch of grapes. Salet number 47
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.N047.1

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

Nave Capital 47: Two lions and a bird

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