ROMANESQUE PAINTER, French
(active c. 1125-1150 in central France)

Luxuria

1125-50
Fresco
Saint-Nicolas, Tavant

The decorations in the nave and crypt of Saiint-Nicolas in Tavant (Indre-et-Loire) count among the finest achievements of Romanesque mural painting in France. The composition in the crypt, shown in the picture, represents Luxuria, the personification of the vice of extravagance.