capital with Battle of Virtues and Vices, unknown maker from France

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capital with Battle of Virtues and Vices
capital with Battle of Virtues and Vices
capital with Battle of Virtues and Vices
early 1100s
capital with Battle of Virtues and Vices , early 1100s
Where object was made: possibly Moissac or Toulouse, France
Material/technique: limestone; carving
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 39.4 x 40.7 x 30.1 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 15 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 11 7/8 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1957.0072
Not on display
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Empire of Things
Throughout parts of Western Europe, stone churches were erected in the 11th and 12th centuries to accommodate the growing number of priests, monks, and crowds of pilgrims who came to worship the relics of saints. Monumental sculptures covered church facades, doorways, and column capitals. A fragment from this medieval building boom, this intricately carved capital depicts vigorous battles between demons and men. Covering all four sides, these images, possibly references to the torment of St. Anthony in the desert, served to educate and reinforce the Christian faith.

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Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
From the Collection of the University of Kansas
1971

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Youle, Randolph A., and John W. Ittmans, Charles C. Eldredge. From the Collection of the University of Kansas Museum of Art, April 15 - June 13, 1971. Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 1971.

Hyland, Douglas, and Marilyn Stokstad, eds. Catalogue of the Sculpture Collection: Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1981.

Broun, Elizabeth. Handbook of the Collection: Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1978.

Stokstad, Marilyn, ed. The Handbook of the Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: The University of Kansas, 1962.

The Medieval Collections of the Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: The University of Kansas Museum of Art, 1963.