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		Christian art and architecture Christian art and architecture: see especially the survey articles on Early Christian art and architecture, Byzantine art and architecture, Coptic art, Merovingian art and architecture, Carolingian architecture and art, Romanesque architecture and art, and Gothic architecture and art, as well as individual articles on...
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	French art. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Artistic remains in France date back to the Paleolithic age (see Paleolithic art), and abundant examples attest to the art of the periods of Roman and barbarian occupation as well as to the Christian art of the subsequent periods (see Merovingian art and architecture; Carolingian architecture and art).
		The hierarchic austerity characteristic of many Romanesque figures was modified in the period of Gothic architecture and art (12th–15th cent.) by tendencies toward idealization and naturalism.
		Characteristic gracefulness and delicacy prevailed in the minor arts, exemplified in the bronze work of Jacques Caffieri and in Sèvres porcelains, produced at the royal potteries established in 1745 at Vincennes and moved to Sèvres in 1753.
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	Merovingian art and architecture
		A.D. The Merovingian period was marked by the gradual decline of the classical tradition and by the absorption of a radically new element into the artistic mainstream—the abstract and brilliantly ornamental style of the barbarian tribes.
		Merovingian architecture, monumental sculpture, and painting were dependent upon the legacy of the classical and Early Christian traditions.
		Christian art and architecture - Christian art and architecture: see especially the survey articles on Early Christian art and...
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	MSN Encarta - Romanesque Art and Architecture
		The second legacy was a major reform of the late Merovingian script, by then debased and illegible, which accompanied the large production of manuscripts.
		These styles, characterized by the use of animal forms and complex decorative patterns, differ according to region; that of Ireland is known as Celtic; that of England, Saxon; that of France, Merovingian; and that of Spain, Visigothic.
		After the fall of Rome in 476, there evolved in the developing prefeudal societies a group of artistic and architectural styles that are collectively known as the “barbarian style”.
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	Art & Architecture of France - Introduction
		Though relatively few artifacts remain from earlier eras, art in ancient Gaul may be traced back through the Merovingian period (beginning in the late fifth century), to the Roman Empire (starting in the first century B.C.), the ancient Celts (fifth century B.C.), and even to the Cro-Magnons of Paleolithic times (10,000 to 32,000 years ago).
		Particularly in Paris — where an abundance of venues is concentrated within a few square miles — it is common to find the French devoting their weekends to exploring the wealth of museums and cultural havens; many of the provincial areas are likewise blessed with impressive monuments to art and architecture.
		In this chapter, we will discuss France's fascinating history of art — painting, sculpture, and architecture &; while related topics such as literature, theatre and music may be accessed through the Table of Contents on other parts of this site.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Art/DF_art.shtml (886 words)

	Art & Architecture of France - Introduction
		Though relatively few artifacts remain from earlier eras, art in ancient Gaul may be traced back through the Merovingian period (beginning in the late fifth century), to the Roman Empire (starting in the first century B.C.), the ancient Celts (fifth century B.C.), and even to the Cro-Magnons of Paleolithic times (10,000 to 32,000 years ago).
		Particularly in Paris — where an abundance of venues is concentrated within a few square miles — it is common to find the French devoting their weekends to exploring the wealth of museums and cultural havens; many of the provincial areas are likewise blessed with impressive monuments to art and architecture.
		D uring the past millenium, many of the icons and most prolific minds in philosophy, literature, poetry, theatre, painting, sculpture, architecture, and science can be credited to the French — or, in some cases, expatriates living in France.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Art/DF_art.shtml (886 words)

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		French art -> Early History Artistic remains in France date back to the Paleolithic age (see Paleolithic art), and abundant examples attest to the art of the periods of Roman and barbarian occupation as well as to the Christian art of the subsequent periods (see Merovingian art and architecture; Carolingian architecture and art).
		Paleolithic period Paleolithic periodpāand180;lēelĬth´Ĭk, -lēō-, păland180;- or Old Stone Age, the earliest period of human development and the longest phase of mankind's history.
		Later discoveries were made in a number of cave...
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		Merovingian art and architecture, European Art To 1599
		A.D. The Merovingian period was marked by the gradual decline of the classical tradition and by the absorption of a radically new element into the artistic mainstream : the abstract and brilliantly ornamental style of the barbarian tribes.
		This period is named for Merovech, the founder of the first Germanic-Frankish dynasty (c.
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	Carolingians
		Carolingian art consists of characteristic architecture (the Palatine Chapel in Aix-la-Chapelle [Aachen], built 792-805, survives), sculpture (only small works survive), metalwork, and illuminated manuscripts.
		It was founded by Pepin the Short, who deposed the last Merovingian king in 751, and it was named after Pepin's son Charlemagne, who greatly expanded the Frankish territories.
		Crowned Emperor of the West in 800 by Pope Leo III, Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious were great patrons of learning and art, fostering the Carolingian renaissance (see Alcuin; Einhard).
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	Tournai : Introduction Frommers.com
		Tournai still has magnificent works of art and architecture, the legacy of its painters, sculptors, goldsmiths, tapestry weavers, and porcelain craftsmen.
		Today, Tournai greets you with glorious monuments that are once more intact, and with its past recaptured so completely that the scars of conflict are scarcely visible.
		Its importance in even more ancient centuries was forgotten, however, until 1653, when a workman, quite by chance, opened the tomb of Childeric, king of the Franks -- whose son, Clovis, founded the Merovingian dynasty that ruled for nearly 3 centuries.
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	Art & Architecture of France - Introduction
		Particularly in Paris — where an abundance of venues is concentrated within a few square miles — it is common to find the French devoting their weekends to exploring the wealth of museums and cultural havens; many of the provincial areas are likewise blessed with impressive monuments to art and architecture.
		I t is not possible, however, to speak of a nationally distinct French art before the mid-5th century A.D., when the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties established authority over this region.
		In this chapter, we will discuss France's fascinating history of art — painting, sculpture, and architecture — while related topics such as literature, theatre and music may be accessed through the Table of Contents on other parts of this site.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Art/DF_art.shtml (263 words)

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		Images of Medieval Art and Architecture: French cathedrals, abbeys, and other medieval churches.
		The Merovingian kings of France established the first forests in the sixth century and William brought the concept to England.
		This is a list of Norman French aristocrats of England.
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	MSN Encarta - Romanesque Art and Architecture
		Romanesque Art and Architecture, a predominantly architectural style that flourished in western Europe from about ad 1000 until the rise of the Gothic style, in most regions by the latter half of the 12th century, in certain regions somewhat later.
		In many regions the pre-Romanesque style was a continuation of Early Christian art and architecture; such, for example, were the churches of Rome, built on the plan of the basilica.
		These styles, characterized by the use of animal forms and complex decorative patterns, differ according to region; that of Ireland is known as Celtic; that of England, Saxon; that of France, Merovingian; and that of Spain, Visigothic.
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		Built by Louis IX as an enormous reliquary for what he believed to be the crown of thorns from Christ's crucifixion, this chapel is a supreme example of the architecture, art and spiritualism of the Middle Ages.
		Originally consecrated to the glory of Louis XV, it was laid out in the 1770s, but there was nothing concordant about its early years, for it was here that Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were guillotined, along with more than 2,000 others between 1793 and 1795.
		Housed in the Hôtel de Soubise, the Archives Nationales is a magnet for scholars of the Merovingian period.
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