Doctor Varty has shown us the importance of the iconography of Renart in England, first a few years ago in his beautiful album, and today in his communication. In other European countries the iconography demonstrates the interest that was taken for centuries, not only in the French Roman de Renart, but also in his continuations and different versions in other languages. Examples of this iconography can be found in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. Texts from the Middle Ages confirm the enthusiasm of the people of the time for reproductions of Renart and his adventures. In Branch XIII of the Roman de Renart, Renart et les peaus de goupils, there is a description of the room of a rich lord, where was sculpted, next to "all the bats and birds of the world", the very famous Procession of Renart from Branch XVII. Branch XIII belongs to the group of later branches, which date from the first half of the 13th century; The Death and Procession of Renart had, in fact, inspired painters and sculptors until the end of the Middle Ages. - [Review]

Language: French