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Nave Capital 11:Combat between grotesque creatures

1120-1138

Nave Capital 11:Combat between grotesque creatures

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Title
Nave Capital 11:Combat between grotesque creatures
Creator
Vadnal, Jane
Contributor
Abbot Renaud de Semur (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Abbot Renaud de Semur
Date
1120-1138
Identifier
FVEZ.CAPITAL.NAVE.N011.1
Description
At left, a nude figure wearing a conical hat (not visible in this image ) rides a dragon with a serpent's tail. He throws a heavy object at a crowned female figure with the body of a cow (right). She appears to be hurling a round object at him. Behind her is a long, thin, curled object that may be a serpent or a vine. Though Salet calls this a "fantastic combat", other scholars see it as a scene from the New Testament Apocalypse. Terret has suggested that the female figure represents Babylon fighting the champion of God. (Revelations XVII 4-5) Despiney identifies the scene with the Dragon of the Apocalypse fighting the Scarlet Woman. Salet: Number 11 Location: South side of nave, West side of first arcade pillar Alternate search terms (See text above for synonyms): devil, snake, naked; Romanesque; Somewhat restored
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Vézelay (Abbey)--Pictorial works.
Sculpture--France--Vézelay--Pictorial works.
Church architecture--France--Vézelay--Pictorial works.
Architecture, Romanesque--France--Vézelay--Pictorial works.
Geographic Subjects
Vézelay
Ste. Marie-Madeleine
France
Collection
Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte Marie Madeleine
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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