Ebook: A Romanesque Fresco in Auxerre Cathedral

Article. Gesta, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1986, pp. 197-202.
University of Maryland.
The ceiling fresco in the crypt of Auxerre Cathedral, representing Christ on horseback, has been dated at both the beginning and the middle of the 12th century. It is here dated ca. 1100, during the time of
Bishop Humbaut; the bishops who succeeded Humbaut adhered to Cistercian austerity and can scarcely be thought to have commissioned this monumental painting. The painting expresses the ideals of the First Crusade, which was of great interest to Humbaud.