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Basilica of Mary Magdalen (La Madeleine), Vézelay

Viewcloser view of the Tympanum
SiteVézelay
LocationFrance
Dateca. 1104-1132 (signed)
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodRomanesque
Add'l. Info.restored 1840-59 by Violet-le-Duc, incl. sculpture of the W portal
Saskia No.Kfa-0364
SourceCunningham & Reich, Culture and Values, 6th ed., chapter 9, plate 17
 Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 17, plate 26
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 14, plate 10