A Crusading Fresco Cycle at the Cathedral of Le Puy
Anne Derbes
An unusual fresco cycle in the Cathedral of Le Puy consisted scenes from lives Moses, Solomon, and Christ. The was intended to celebrate life a local hero, Adhemar, bishop Puy, hailed as “alter Moyses” contemporary texts papal legate First Crusade. frescoes are interpreted monument Adhemar crusading ideology that made major pilgrimage site wake
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