Capital from Vézelay

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Romanesque capital from the Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine of Vézelay

Romanesque capital from the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay.

Artist

Name:: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel
Dates:: 1814-1879
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Pégard
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle, vol. 2
Author:: Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel
Publisher:: Paris: Vve A. Morel et Cie., 1875
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Romanesque capital from the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay showing Moses coming down from Mount Sinai: scared at the sight of Moses, the Demon escapes from the Golden Calf through its mouth as a man who was bringing a lamb for sacrifice to the idol stops short. Twelfth century.

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{{cite web | title=Capital from Vézelay | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/capital-vezelay/ | author=Viollet-le-Duc, Eugène Emmanuel | year=1875 | access-date=April 25, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}