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Architecture

ca. 1125-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

This capital is difficult to place accurately. because of its bad condition. There is a similar capital in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where the foliage and physiognomy of the beasts is so similiar that it is tempting to associate them to the same building. The Williamstown capital is attributed to Angoumois or Charente (by Cahn and Seidel).


Object details

Categories
Architecture
Sculpture
Object type
Architecture
Materials and techniques
Limestone
Limestone
Brief description
Capital, limestone, carved on three sides, France (Angoumois or Charente), ca. 1125-1150
Physical description
The carving covers three sides of the capital and shows two human-headed (?) beasts of leonine appearance facing one another, but with heads turned away, amid scrolling and leafy foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23cm
  • Width: 24cm
  • Depth: 18.8cm
Object history
Given by J.H. Fitzhenry, bought by him in Paris.
Production
Angoumois or Charente: there is a similar capital in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where the foliage and physiognomy of the beasts is so similar that it is tempting to associate them to the same building. The Williamstown capital is attributed to Angoumois or Charente (by Cahn and Seidel).
Subject depicted
Beasts
Summary
This capital is difficult to place accurately. because of its bad condition. There is a similar capital in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where the foliage and physiognomy of the beasts is so similiar that it is tempting to associate them to the same building. The Williamstown capital is attributed to Angoumois or Charente (by Cahn and Seidel).
Bibliographic reference
Williamson, Paul. Catalogue of Romanesque Sculpture. Victoria & Albert Museum, London 1983, p. 23, cat. no. 6
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.17-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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