Sainte Madeleine (Vézelay, France) : View of the choir from the south aisle
- Creator:
- unknown (French)
- Published/Created:
- Vézelay, Burgundy, France
ca. 1089-1206 - Date Depicted:
- 7/1/1999
500 AD - 1499 AD - Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- Former Cluniac abbey and pilgrimage church in Burgundy, France. Founded in the mid-9th century by Girart de Roussillon. Vézelay's prosperity in the 11th and 12th centuries was based on its possession of the putative relics of St Mary Magdalene; the abbey declined from the late 13th century. A serious fire in 1120 appears to have necessitated the rebuilding of the nave, although the transept and choir, which may have suffered little damage, were retained. The polychrome masonry of the transverse arches, employing various limestones from local quarries, is visually striking and may derive from Spanish sources (e.g. the Mezquita, Córdoba).
- Variant Titles:
- Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 11th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- France -- 12th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Romanesque
- Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-F-VZ-VZC-E6
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
churches (AAT)
religious communities (built complexes): monasteries: abbeys (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- saints; Benedictines; Crusades; Pilgrims and pilgrimages construction buildings; religious buildings; churches; abbey churches; complexes; religious communities; monasteries; abbeys interior
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
7/1/1999 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10094521
- PID:
- digcoll:1798654