Amiens Cathedral - The West Facade Virtues/Vices Quatrefoils

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Quatrefoil 10 Lower - Vice; Rebellion

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Description:

A nobleman (note the cloak and long tunic) is about to flick a bishop in the face with his finger, thus expressing the rebellion of the secular powers over the authority of the Church.