The Pentecost at Vézelay
The subject of the main tympanum at Vézelay, a Pentecost with Christ, was designed to emphasize the divine and apostolic origins of monastic life (one in common, devoted to prayer). In the context of the nearly continuous attacks on Vézelay by local nobles and the inhabitants of the town during the...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Gesta. - International Center of Medieval Art, 1963. - 19(1980), 1, Seite 9-15 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1980
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Gesta |
| Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences Religion Arts Social sciences |