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Chauvigny Church: Capital: Presentation of Christ

Capital: Presentation of Christ

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Luke 2:22-39), with each figure named by an inscription: SIMEON, IHS, SANCTA MARIA. Detail of Romanesque capital in the choir, mid-12th century. St-Pierre, Chauvigny, Poitou-Charentes, France.

Credit: Holly Hayes