Art and Argument in the Age of Louis the Pious

• Published in: Images, Iconoclasm, and the Carolingians pp. 287 - 365
• Main Author: Noble, Thomas F. X
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc 01.01.2011; University of Pennsylvania Press
• Subjects: Anthropology; Applied anthropology; Applied sociology; Art history; Art periods; Arts; Behavioral sciences; Carolingian art; Ceremonial objects; Ceremonies; Church fathers; Churches; Clergy; Communications; Communications media; Crosses; Cultural anthropology; Cultural customs; Devotional objects; Early medieval art; Holy relics; Literary genres; Literature; Medieval art; Poetry; Popes; Practical theology; Prayer; Religion; Religious practices; Rituals; Social sciences; Sociology; Sociology of religion; Spiritual leaders; Theology; Veneration; Visual materials

Concurrent with the Paris Colloquy the Franks discovered a home-grown image quarrel. Bishop Claudius of Turin, perhaps shortly after he became bishop between 816 and 818, began removing and destroying images and preaching against them. Claudius’s actions were brought to the attention of Louis’s cour...