La peinture murale médiévale en Quercy : (XIIe-XVIe siècle)
Virginie Czerniak
In the northerly limits of lands from Languedoc, Quercy, which geographically becomes confused with primitive diocese Cahors, belongs until XIIIth century to sphere influence house comtale Toulouse. This position border made Quercy a crossroads widely opened influences stylistic as shows pictorial production it, rich in fifty sets - among unpublished 28 % preserved well religious buildings civilians. study revealed tradition seven centuries, since vestiges decoration painted by Carolingian altar whole second quarter XVIth still recover medieval sphere. The cathedral Cahors testifies her only importance granted colour campaign realized 1300s, concerned totality building, up outside portal. If Romanic translates artistic exchanges country was opened, paintings and XIVth centuries underline an one-sided whereas decorations end Middle Age betray, their disparity, impulse creation aroused interruption French-English conflict particularly exposed.