Images of Medieval Art and Architecture

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

Nave: Historiated Capital 
Punishment of Greed and Scandal-Mongering


Images


Left side

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Right side

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Subject Matter

Punishment of Greed and Scandalmongering:

At right, Greed, holding two money bags, has his hir pulled by a figure holding a rod.

At left, Scandal-mongering has his tongue pulled out with pincers by a figure standing on his throat and knees.

Above are two pairs of birds whose beaks meet in the angles of the capital


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Location within Floorplan Placement in Elevation

Salet: Number 45-

North side of nave. 
East side of second arcade pier. 


Standing in the centre of the nave looking north. 


Related Material

Click here to see other Vézelay capitals with symbolic subject matter


Bibliography

Salet, p. 186. 

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Created by J. Vadnal, September, 1998