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Decorative Capital with Birds and Grapes on a Neo-Romanesque Façade

#5018. Decorative Capital with Birds and Grapes on a Neo-Romanesque Façade

The image showcases an exquisite architectural decorative element—a capital of a column in Romanesque or Neo-Romanesque style. The capital is crafted from light-colored stone and adorned with meticulously detailed sculptural representations of birds, presumably doves or ravens, holding grape clusters in their beaks. This symbolism is characteristic of medieval ecclesiastical architecture, where birds often personify spiritual essence, and grapes represent Eucharistic motifs.

The upper part of the capital is embellished with an ornamental frieze featuring a vegetal pattern of stylized leaves arranged in a series of arched elements. The lower portion of the capital exhibits detailing typical of classical orders, with a braided decorative band and a smooth finish transitioning into the column shaft.

In the background, a brick façade is visible with alternating courses of red and darker bricks, creating a rhythmic pattern characteristic of Neo-Gothic or Neo-Romanesque architecture. Such decorative elements as this capital are commonly found in ecclesiastical architecture from the late 19th to early 20th century when historicism was a popular architectural movement.

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