A capital, 13th century
A capital in the eastern Romanesque gallery of the St. Trophime cloister. In the Romanesque galleries (on the north and east) paired columns in threes alternate with piers with full-length figures and relief sculpture.
"Cloisters, a place of prayer and contemplation, were the heart of the communal life of the canons.
The two Romanesque galleries (northern, end of the 12th century, and eastern, beginning of the 13th century) of the cloister with their bas-relief sculptures and carved capitals of an exceptional quality, are true jewels of the Romanesque art of Provence. After a pause in the construction, the last two galleries in the Gothic style (southern and western) were completed in the 14th century. Now the cloisters are listed as a UNESCO world heritage monument.
The sculpted decoration of Saint Trophime's cloisters is extremely rich and varied. Decorative carvings, figurative or historiated, animate the consoles, the pillars and the capitals. The first, northern Romanesque gallery compares the Old and New Testaments, while the second evokes the life of Christ from the Nativity to the Passion. On the capitals in the Gothic galleries, the themes are more diversified, including local legends."
St. Trophime cloister.
Arles, Provence.
France, 2019
A capital, 13th century
A capital in the eastern Romanesque gallery of the St. Trophime cloister. In the Romanesque galleries (on the north and east) paired columns in threes alternate with piers with full-length figures and relief sculpture.
"Cloisters, a place of prayer and contemplation, were the heart of the communal life of the canons.
The two Romanesque galleries (northern, end of the 12th century, and eastern, beginning of the 13th century) of the cloister with their bas-relief sculptures and carved capitals of an exceptional quality, are true jewels of the Romanesque art of Provence. After a pause in the construction, the last two galleries in the Gothic style (southern and western) were completed in the 14th century. Now the cloisters are listed as a UNESCO world heritage monument.
The sculpted decoration of Saint Trophime's cloisters is extremely rich and varied. Decorative carvings, figurative or historiated, animate the consoles, the pillars and the capitals. The first, northern Romanesque gallery compares the Old and New Testaments, while the second evokes the life of Christ from the Nativity to the Passion. On the capitals in the Gothic galleries, the themes are more diversified, including local legends."
St. Trophime cloister.
Arles, Provence.
France, 2019