Romanesque capital, Nave, Cathedrale St-Julien du Mans, Le Mans, Loire, France

Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with human faces peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, one sticking out his tongue, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Carved polychrome Romanesque capital, 12th century, with human faces peering out of foliage of acanthus leaves, one sticking out his tongue, in the nave of the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen