The French Counter-Reformation

This article discusses the redecoration of the rural French parish church in the French diocese of Le Mans from 1620–1688. Scholars have argued that the diocese’s prolific commissions of terracotta statues and retables represented the impact of the Council of Trent’s drive to educate the clergy and...

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Main Author: Woodcock, Philippa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Church history and religious culture
Year: 2014, Volume: 94, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-49
Further subjects:B Counter-Reformation rural art Le Mans terracotta statues retables Post-Tridentine Pierre Lorcet Isaac Doucin St-Léonard-des-Bois Conlie La Verniette Sarthe Maine Nicolas Le Roux Brandelis Laigneau
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)