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France (Autun, Burgundy)
Saint Peter Delivered from Prison Historiated Capital by Gislebertus from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare
2203
High Romanesque (12th Century), c. 1120–1135 CE
A Romanesque historiated capital by Gislebertus (c. 1120–1135 CE) depicting Saint Peter Delivered from Prison — an angel guiding Peter from a beaded stone cell flanked by lions, with dense acanthus foliage and spiral scrolls — a spiritual emblem of divine intervention and liberation from the bondage of sin.
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