FVEZ.CAPITAL.NAVE.N058.2 - Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Church


Title of Work Nave Capital 58: The Burial of St Paul the Hermit? Begin Date 1850 End Date 1855 Description This capital is modern. It is based on a fragment now in the museum at Vézelay, which contained only the upper half of the body in its shroud and the upper body and head of the lion at right. It is generally thought to represent the funeral of Saint Paul the hermit, whose body was buried by lions. Salet Capital number 58 Location: North side of nave, west side of seventh pier. 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 Eugene Viollet-le-Duc Condition Almost completely restored Bibliography Information Photographer JV Copyright Information Media Slide-35 mm Identifier FVEZ.CAPITAL.NAVE.N058.2
Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Church

Nave Capital 58: The Burial of St Paul the Hermit?