Data Artem
Capital: Capital 2 - North Portal (Le Puy, Musée Crozatier)
Building Name
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Le Puy, Musée Crozatier
Location
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North Portal
Capital
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2
Subject
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Cardinal Virtue
Description
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Capital from the Charity portal, called the Hôtel-Dieu, Cathedral. Portal is located on the north side of the Cathedral Notre-Dame. A seated woman, dressed as a nun, is located on the center of the capital. She holds a sack of money, symbolizing alms, in her right hand.
Reference
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On another face of this capital is a bearded apostle. It is thought to be St. James, also seen on the cathedral's portal Bourg-Argental.The figure at the portal is identified by the inscrpition on the banderole that he carries that references one of his letters.
Corpus Ref.
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vol. 18, Allier, Cantal, Loire, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, 133-4
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Central - 2 - North Portal
Face: CentralInscription: KARITASTranslation: Charity
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