Images of Medieval Art and Architecture

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

Nave: Historiated Capital
Unknown Subject


Images


Subject Matter

Scholars have suggested either Joseph Before Pharoah, or Abdemelech asking King Sedecias for the liberation of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38)


Placement within Floorplan Placement in Elevation

Salet: Number 84- South clerestory.
Standing in the centre of the nave looking south.


Related Material

Click here to see other Vézelay capitals with unknown subject matter.


Bibliography

Salet, p. 191.


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