Abstract
Scholars have long been aware of the influence of ancient art on the works of sculpture of Auvergne, particularly those of the Mozac Abbey, which, as Swiechowski demonstrated, served as a model for most of the sculpture found in the Clermont diocese. This article highlights the role of another type of models: the Carolingian models. The article first provides an overview of the Carolingian foundations in Auvergne and examines some texts to shed light on the training received by the Romanesque artists. These texts emphasize the clerical culture of the Romanesque sculptors, and the likelihood that most of them originated from the clerical sphere. We show that the Romanesque artists had access to Carolingian artwork in the church treasures, such as manuscripts or ivories. Some relevant examples are selected to demonstrate the strength of the links between Carolingian art and the production of some Romanesque sculptors from Auvergne and Rouergue. We conclude that the role of Carolingian sources should be reconsidered in a region where the Carolingian foundations were of primary importance during the eleventh century.
Highlights
Scholars have long been aware of the influence of ancient art on the works of sculpture of Auvergne, those of the Mozac Abbey, which, as Swiechowski demonstrated, served as a model for most of the sculpture found in the Clermont diocese
The article first provides an overview of the Carolingian foundations in Auvergne and examines some texts to shed light on the training received by the Romanesque artists
These texts emphasize the clerical culture of the Romanesque sculptors, and the likelihood that most of them originated from the clerical sphere
Summary
The article first provides an overview of the Carolingian foundations in Auvergne and examines some texts to shed light on the training received by the Romanesque artists. Malheureusement, une grande partie de l’art carolingien détenu par ces grands centres ecclésiastiques a disparu, mais il est tout de même possible de proposer des rapprochements entre des œuvres qui, bien que n’ayant pas été produites dans les mêmes régions, ont pu d’une part circuler en raison de leur dimensions favorisant le transport et d’autre part être copiées.
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