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France (Autun, Burgundy)
The Nativity Historiated Capital from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare
2215
High Romanesque (12th Century), c. 1120–1135 CE
A Romanesque historiated capital by Gislebertus (c. 1120–1135 CE) depicting the Nativity — the reclining Virgin Mary on a cushioned bed below, with the Christ Child in a manger flanked by ox and ass in the upper register, and Joseph in contemplation — all surmounted by deeply carved curling acanthus and scrolling tendrils.
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