Stock Photo: Capital: Flight into Egypt

Image Details

Photo ID
5199
Title
Capital: Flight into Egypt
Caption
Carved capital on the fourth pier from the west in the south arcade, depicting the Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15). The most exquisitely carved capital at Saulieu, it centers on Mary and the baby Jesus on the back of a donkey. She and the donkey are looking in front of them, down the road, but her body faces the viewer. She is seated on the donkey like a throne, with her legs supported on a small platform. On the left face of the capital (shown here), Joseph leads the donkey. Each of the donkey's four hoofs stand on a wheel, an intriguing symbolic element. One interpretation is that they represent the wrath of Herod (since wheels represented wrath in ancient times), which the Holy Family is fleeing but also treading underfoot.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
May 27, 2008
Date Added
March 30, 2010
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
47.2795040° N, 4.2299720° E
Camera
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Focal Length
200 mm
ISO
1600
File Size
8.03 MB
Full Resolution
2983 x 4500 pixels

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