- Image ID
- 5203
- Filename
- xti_9830pls.jpg
- Title
- Capital: Flight into Egypt
- Location
- Saulieu Church, Saulieu, France
- 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.
- Dates
- created May 27, 2008 | added March 30, 2010 | updated February 28, 2025
- Part of Trip
- 7
- Credit
- Holly Hayes
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. May not be copied without permission.
- Camera
- Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
- EXIF Data
- 106 mm · 0.00500 sec · ISO 1600
- Image Size
- 4500 x 3006 px (13 MP)
- Quality
- 10
- EdStockPhoto?
- yes
- Art History Images?
- yes