The sculptured capitals of the former collegiate church of Saint-Pierre in Chauvigny (Vienne) are some of the most expressive works of the French Romanesque period. They rest on the columns between the choir and ambulatory, and present a bewildering universe of biblical and demonic figures and scenes in over thirty sculptures.
This capital depicts the Adoration of the Magi.
It should be noted that the signatures ("fecit" - "he made this") appearing in Romanesque sculpture are frequently naming the client, not the sculptor, as in this capital.
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