Nave Capital 81: Noah builds the Ark

1120-1138

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Title
Nave Capital 81: Noah builds the Ark
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.N081.1
Description
Old Testament theme: Noah builds the Ark See Genesis 6:14-22 On the left side of the front face of the capital, a bearded Noah holds a short ax in both hands as he cuts a branch from a tree with a thick trunk at the center of the capital. Above the tree trunk is a small structure constructed of a frame with walls woven with a basket-like texture. It has a peaked roof. At right, a young person (variously identified as a son or a wife of Noah) stands on the ground and leans into the structure, looking through a window with its fingers on the sill. The figure appears to have an ax in its belt. Porée thinks the structure might be a hut build by Noah after the Flood had receded. Salet: Number 81 Location: Upper clerestory of vessel of nave. South side. Third pier from the West; Romanesque; Good
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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