Images of Medieval Art and Architecture
France: Vézelay
Benedictine Abbey Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Nave: Historiated Capital
Samson and Delila (?)
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Subject Matter
In the front, Samson, having lost his strength, pulls at the chain that
Delilah has put around his neck
On the sides of the capital, the Philistines approach
(Judges 16:1-21)
| Location within Floorplan |
Placement in Elevation |
Salet: Number 87
Upper clerestory of vessel of nave. South side.
Center
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Related Material
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Vézelay capitals showing episodes from the Old Testament
Salet, p. 192.
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Created by J. Vadnal, October, 1998
