- Image ID
- 6089
- Filename
- xti_0576p2ls.jpg
- Title
- Capital: The Mystic Mill
- Location
- Vézelay Basilica, Vézelay, France
- 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.
- Dates
- created May 28, 2008 | added June 18, 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
- 78 mm · 0.01667 sec · ISO 1600
- Image Size
- 2678 x 4000 px (10 MP)
- Quality
- 6
- EdStockPhoto?
- yes
- Art History Images?
- yes