Baptismal font
a. How does this work express the Romanesque style?
b. How does the artist conform to that style?
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a. He presents the theme of salvation. The font rests on twelve oxen, which are allegorical figures for the twelve Apostles. The depiction of Christ being baptized ties the themes of Old and New Testaments together and presents salvation as the result, which is typically Romanesque.
b. Rainer de Huy's style is classicizing. It illustrates the development of sculptural programs following thematic similarities, but stylistic differences also mirrored in the regional architectural styles.
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