La Madeleine / Basilique de la Madeleine / Church of Mary Magdalene / Ste Madeleine / Nave, south side aisle, capital: David slaying the lion; flocks of David (left face) / Romanesque; dedication date: ca. 1104, creation date: 12th century, rebuilding date: Chapter house, dormitory 1160-1165, restoration date: 1840-1859
About this Item
Record Details
- Creator/Culture
- founder: de Roussillon Girart (French, c.800-877)
- architect: restorations by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (French, 1814-1879)
- Image Creator/Culture
- photographer: James Austin (Australian, 1940-)
- 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
- Romanesque Collection
- Capitals
- Naves
- Aisles
- David, King of Israel
- Lions
- Humans killing animals
- 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
- 1400074
- Digital filename
- Romanesque_R1337
- HART Image Order Number
- 330114
- Date Added/Updated
- 2018-04-27 00:04:44
Technical Details
- Collection
- History of Art, VRC Image Bank
- Image Size
- 4401 x 5712
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 1400074
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1400074/romanesque_r1337
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History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1400074. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1400074/romanesque_r1337. June 14, 2024.