On all four faces of this capitsl nude figures wre pulled by flanking dragons.
Perhaps these figures represent the Damned, alluding to the Last Judgment or to the end of
the world as described in the Book of Revelations.
The motif of the figure fighting flanking creatures is very ancient. It appears in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, and
again in pre-medieval European art as a heraldic device. The decorated surface is an essential component of the Romanesque style.
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Related capitals:
Foliage capitals: 7,
21, 23, 26,
31, 33, 34,
36, 41, 45,
50, 55, 59,
65, 68, 70, 74
Bird Capitals: 2, 4, 29, 40, 43, 52, 60, 69
Dragons and Beasts: 28, 29, 69, 72
Angels: 46, 58
Non-Narrative Capitals:
Capital 3: Babylonia Magna
Capital 9: Jerusalem Sancta
Capital 11: Symbols of the Evangelists
Capital 51: The 4 Evangelists with Beast Heads
Capital 71: Personifications of the Beatitudes
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