COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Vézelay, Sainte Madeleine
Alternate Title:
Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Image View:
Frontal view, east elevation (chevet)
Creator:
unknown (French)
Location:
site: Vézelay, Burgundy, France
Date:
ca. 1089-1206 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Romanesque
Work Type 1:
abbey
Work Type 2:
abbey church
Classification:
architecture
Material:
stone
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; saints; Benedictines; Crusades; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; chevet
Description:
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). (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A2-F-VZ-VZC-A5
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vézelay, Sainte Madeleine
