Building Name

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Sainte-Foy  

Location

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Choir

Capital

:

1

Subject

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Sacrifice of Isaac

Description

:

South side Above the scene, in a cruciform nimb

Reference

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The sacrifice of Isaac (Gen. 22: 1-14) is among the most represented in religious sculpture. The theme reached its apogee in the romanesque period, specifically throughout the twelfth century. The Fathers viewed this as a prefiguration of Christ's sacrifice, especially when the sacrifice of Isaac is sculpted on capitals near the sanctuary, as at Conques. The carved text here is very similar to a 7th century inscription that accompanies a sculpted representation of the sacrifice of Isaac at San Pedro de la Nave: + Ubi Habraam obtulit Isaac filium suum olocaupstum Domino.

Corpus Ref.

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vol. 9, Aveyron, Lot, Tarn, 26-27