Portion of a Pilaster with an Acrobat, ca. 1150–70, Made in Lyonnais, France, French, Limestone, Overall: 12 3/4 x 9 in. (32.4 x 22.9 cm), Sculpture-Architectural, Acrobats appear often in medieval art, offering amusing reminders of the world beyond church or monastery walls. Appearing to defy the rules of nature, this contorted figure distracts attention from the capital’s function as an architectural support
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Portion, Pilaster, Acrobat, ca, 1150–70, Lyonnais, France, French, Limestone, Overall, 12 3/4 x 9, 32.4 22.9 cm, Sculpture-Architectural, Acrobats, medieval art, offering amusing reminders, world beyond, church, monastery walls, Appearing, defy, rules, nature, contorted figure, distracts, attention, capital, function, architectural support
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