La Madeleine / Basilique de la Madeleine / Church of Mary Magdalene / Ste Madeleine / Narthex, central portal, archivolt, detail of upper left portion showing zodiac sign and labor of the month of June: Gemini; Mowing of the grass / Romanesque; dedication date: ca. 1104, creation date: 12th century, rebuilding date: Chapter house, dormitory 1160-1165, restoration date: 1840-1859
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Record Details
- Creator/Culture
- founder: de Roussillon Girart (French, c.800-877)
- architect: restorations by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (French, 1814-1879)
- Site/Repository
- Site: Vézelay (Burgundy, France)
- Period/Date
- Romanesque
- dedication date: ca. 1104, creation date: 12th century, rebuilding date: Chapter house, dormitory 1160-1165, restoration date: 1840-1859
- Media/Technique
- limestone, polychromy
- Dimensions
- height: 18.5 m, width of tympanum: 9.25 m
- Subjects
- Basilique de la Madeleine (Vézelay, France)
- Abbeys
- Pilgrimage churches
- Architecture
- Romanesque
- Basilicas
- World Heritage area (UNESCO)
- Churches
- Religious buildings
- Work Record ID
- 138443
- Image Record ID
- 1350325
- Classification Filing Number
- 175
- V597
- 2Mn 2d 2f
Technical Details
- Collection
- History of Art, VRC Image Bank
- Record
- 1350325
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1350325/1
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History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1350325. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1350325/1. July 16, 2025.