Central portal of the Nave: Tympanum-Christ Figure

1120-1138

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Central portal of the Nave: Tympanum-Christ Figure

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Title
Central portal of the Nave: Tympanum-Christ Figure
Creator
Vadnal, Jane
Contributor
Abbot Renaud de Semur (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Abbot Renaud de Semur
Date
1120-1138
Identifier
FVEZ.PORTAL.INNER.CENTRAL.0050
Description
General view of Christ Figure The tympanum of the central portal leading from the narthex to the nave is dominated by a figure of Christ in a mandorla. Christ is sitting on a throne in a contorted pose, with His knees twisted to the right. He has a halo with a cross on it, and wears a long garment with many small folds. His feet are bare. His arms are outstretched beyond the edges of the mandorla and rays (of power? Light?) reach from them to the heads of twelve smaller figures ranged on either side of Him. Behind the hands are forms which are generally thought to be clouds. The one on the left has a loose wave-like pattern, while the one on the right has tighter curves. This figure is much larger than any other in any of the portals. The subject of the tympanum is disputed by scholars- some see it as the Ascension, others as the Pentecost or as Christ in Majesty, or as some conflation of these New Testament themes.; 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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