Images of Medieval Art and Architecture

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

Nave: Historiated Capital
Abduction of Ganymede


Images

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Subject Matter

Abduction of Ganymede.

At left, a man raises his arms, perhaps in dismay or to aid the child being abducted.

In the center, an eagle takes flight, with the shepherd boy Ganymede in its beak and a dog in its talons.

At right, a devil uses his hands to streach him mouth.

Placement within Floorplan Placement in Elevation

Salet: Number 12-
Abduction of Ganymede
South side of nave. South side of firstarcade piller.


Related Material

Click here to see other Vézelay capitals showing classical themes.


Bibliography

Salet, p. 182.


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Created by J. Vadnal, August, 1998