Title of Work
Nave Capital 43: Subject Unknown
Begin Date
1120
End Date
1138
Description
The subject of this capital is unknown in part because the capital has been damaged. There were originally figures at each of the angles of the capital. On the left, one figure faces the center of the capital-only the naked legs remain, though some scholars see a hand holding a bowl (basket) in which is a small creature of some sort, Standing this figure and facing it is a small nude figure (probably a child) holding its ankle in its hand. On the right, a stooping, nude figure holds a long arch-shaped object. (barely visible in this image) Salet number 43 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
Photographer
JV
Copyright
Media
Slide-35 mm
Identifier
FVEZ.CAPITAL.NAVE.N043.1

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

Nave Capital 43: Subject Unknown

(FVEZ.CAPITAL.NAVE.N043.1)
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