Stock Photo: Capital: The Mystic Mill
The "Mystic Mill," probably the highest quality and most interesting of the Romanesque capitals in Vezelay Basilica, dating from c.1120-32. The highly symbolic scene shows Moses puring grain (the Old Testament) into a mill (Christ), which produces flour (the New Testament) that the Apostle Paul solemnly collects in a sack. Located in the south aisle, it takes full advantage of the light streaming in the window: Moses is in the dark while Paul is in the light, and the cross-shaped wheel of the mill is turned slightly to catch the ray of sun. This theme was also depicted in a stained glass window at Saint-Denis under Abbot Suger.
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Image Details
- Photo ID
- 6092
- Title
- Capital: The Mystic Mill
- Caption
- The "Mystic Mill," probably the highest quality and most interesting of the Romanesque capitals in Vezelay Basilica, dating from c.1120-32. The highly symbolic scene shows Moses puring grain (the Old Testament) into a mill (Christ), which produces flour (the New Testament) that the Apostle Paul solemnly collects in a sack. Located in the south aisle, it takes full advantage of the light streaming in the window: Moses is in the dark while Paul is in the light, and the cross-shaped wheel of the mill is turned slightly to catch the ray of sun. This theme was also depicted in a stained glass window at Saint-Denis under Abbot Suger.
- Credit
- Holly Hayes
- Status
- All Rights Reserved
- Date Created
- May 28, 2008
- Date Added
- June 18, 2010
- Last Updated
- March 6, 2024
- Coordinates
- 47.4664550° N, 3.7487840° E
- Camera
- Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
- Focal Length
- 100 mm
- ISO
- 800
- File Size
- 5.38 MB
- Full Resolution
- 2667 x 4000 pixels
