Church of St. Foy, Conques

Punishment of Lust

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Detail of the Last Judgment Tympanum (1107-25) over the west door. A pair of lovers, bound side by side, await their punishment as a demon confers with Satan about the matter. Their crime may be even more serious than the usually lust - the man's hairstyle suggests he was a monk. On the left, Pride is being punished in the person of a local arrogant knight, who broke his neck as his horse fell.

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