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Engaged Capital with a Fantastic Creature and Three Birds
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Engaged Capital with a Fantastic Creature and Three Birds

early 1100s · limestone

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The closest parallels for the dramatic, heavy style of this capital appear in the capitals of the porch of Saint-Seurin in Bordeaux.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineEngaged Capital with a Fantastic Creature and Three Birds, early 1100s. Western France, Bordelais, early 12th century. Limestone; overall: 53.7 x 50.8 x 74.9 cm (21 1/8 x 20 x 29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.34

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