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France (Autun, Burgundy)
The Annunciation and The Christian and the Lion Historiated Capitals by Gislebertus from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare
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High Romanesque (12th Century), c. 1120–1135 CE
A continuous sequence of Romanesque historiated capitals by Gislebertus (c. 1120–1135 CE) depicting The Annunciation — Virgin Mary and Archangel — alongside The Christian and the Lion, showing a devotee kneeling before a lion beneath a stylized tree with pinecone motif, both carved in deeply undercut Autun limestone.
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