![]() It belongs to Xéme century, the century called "the century of iron", but which was also the century of a new start in the monastic order issued by St. The Vézelay lintel is, therefore, a political statement as well as a religious one. By dehumanizing their enemies in art, the Crusaders' mission to capture the holy land and convert or kill the Muslims was glorified and sanctified. This is a direct reflection of Western perceptions of foreigners such as the Moors, who were being specifically targeted by the Crusaders. The architects and artisans depicted the unbelievers as physically grotesque in order to provide a visual image of what they saw as the non-believers' moral turpitude. On the far right, there is a man with elephantine ears, while in the center we see a man covered in feathers. One pygmy in particular is depicted as mounting a horse with the assistance of a ladder. Some are shown with pig snouts, others are misshapen, and several are depicted as dwarves. The figures in the tympanum who have not received the Word of God are depicted as not fully human. It is a depiction of the first Pentecostal Mission to spread the word of God to all the people of the world. The Vézelay portal portrays the "ungodly" people of the world. The tympanum of the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vezelay, undergoing cleaning and restoration, fall 2019. Many other carvings, carved by Gislebertus (or his workshop) are in and outside the cathedral. The tympanum, a masterpiece, signed by Gislebertus, survived accidently pretty undamaged, as it was hidden under thick plaster for many decades. After severe damage during the Hundred Years' War, rebuilding and remodeling the romanesque structure started. At that time this construction was influenced by Cluny III, that was a little older. In 1120 it was decided to construct this larger and more suitable cathedral. Just like Vezelay, 90kms north, where the relics of St. There had been a church here earlier, that was just too small, when Autun became a center of pilgrimage, after relics of St. It was an important settlement, the Roman theather, partly unearthed, could seat about 15.000 people, there is a Roman temple, walls.īut it is the Cathédrale Saint-Lazare and the wonderful carvings, Augustodunum (today Autun) was founded during the reign of Augustus, after whom it was named.
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