Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Ennezat - Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couron…
Mozac - Saint-Pierre et Saint-Caprais
Mozac - Saint-Pierre et Saint-Caprais
Mozac - Saint-Pierre et Saint-Caprais
Mozac - Saint-Pierre et Saint-Caprais
Mozac - Saint-Pierre et Saint-Caprais
Mozac - Saint-Pierre et Saint-Caprais
Mozac - Saint-Pierre et Saint-Caprais
Mozac - Saint-Pierre et Saint-Caprais
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde
Saint-Myon - Saint-Médulphe
Saint-Myon - Saint-Médulphe
Saint-Myon - Saint-Médulphe
Saint-Myon - Saint-Médulphe
Vensat - La Chapelle
Saint-Priest-d'Andelot
Gannat - Sainte Croix
Gannat - Sainte Croix
Gannat - Sainte Croix
Viaduc de Neuvial
Viaduc de Neuvial
Location
Lat, Lng:
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address: unknown
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address: unknown
See also...
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
135 visits
Thuret - Saint-Bénilde


The former church of a priory, built 1150/1170, got remodelled quite often over the centuries. This was done not only by architects, but as well by clerics. The church was dedicated to St. Genesius first, then to St. Limin, followed by Saint-Martin. In the 19th century the dedication changed to Saint-Bonnet and some decades ago to Saint-Bénilde, a saint born in Thuret in 1805 under the name Pierre Romançon.
There are interesting carvings here. Ever since the art history discovered them as specific works of art, they have been a subject in the literature.
B. Craplet ("Auvergne roman", 1992) describes the carvings just as "unskilled". He in general disagrees with Z. Swiechowski ("Sculpture Romane D'auvergne", 1973), who sees this as the work of "naive folk art". A. Gybal ("L´Auvergne, berceau de l´artroman", 1958) describes
a specific "Thuret-style" being a totally simplified work of art. Only to be found here. For him, the simplification is the result of the artists inspiration. He makes totally clear, that this is not "folk art" ("l`art populaire"), but the result of artistic work of very skilled monks ("moines tres cultives").
There are more than 50 carvings in Thuret and most of the floral decorated capitals in Thuret are carved in the "conventional" style, that was nomal in the area around 1150. Most, but not all.
This one has the "Thuret-Touch". The theme, "tendrils sprouting out
of a head" is very common all around. Here the tendrils create no symmetry (like mostly). The style is very simplified .The faces are similar to the faces seen on the "Garden Eden"-capital.
There are interesting carvings here. Ever since the art history discovered them as specific works of art, they have been a subject in the literature.
B. Craplet ("Auvergne roman", 1992) describes the carvings just as "unskilled". He in general disagrees with Z. Swiechowski ("Sculpture Romane D'auvergne", 1973), who sees this as the work of "naive folk art". A. Gybal ("L´Auvergne, berceau de l´artroman", 1958) describes
a specific "Thuret-style" being a totally simplified work of art. Only to be found here. For him, the simplification is the result of the artists inspiration. He makes totally clear, that this is not "folk art" ("l`art populaire"), but the result of artistic work of very skilled monks ("moines tres cultives").
There are more than 50 carvings in Thuret and most of the floral decorated capitals in Thuret are carved in the "conventional" style, that was nomal in the area around 1150. Most, but not all.
This one has the "Thuret-Touch". The theme, "tendrils sprouting out
of a head" is very common all around. Here the tendrils create no symmetry (like mostly). The style is very simplified .The faces are similar to the faces seen on the "Garden Eden"-capital.
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2025
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.