Abbey Church of Ste Madeleine (Vezelay, France): detail of a capital

Published/Created:

Vezelay, Burgundy, France
begun after ca. 1120

Physical Description:

limestone

Notes:

Former Cluniac abbey and pilgrimage church; restored in the 19th century under Viollet-le-Duc. More than 100 capitals in the nave, most carved from white or pinkish limestone from the quarry of Champ-Rotard, Coutarnoux. François Michel Pascal (1810–82) replaced or restored many capitals (originals mostly Vézelay, Dépôt Lapidaire Abbaye)

Variant Titles:

Abbey Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Eglise de la Madeleine; Ste Madeleine

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 12th century -- (YVRC)
Sculpture -- France -- 12th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

3558-123

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

James Austin, Photographer; VRC purchase

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 305255

OID:

573700

PID:

digcoll:2082228