The art of sculpture
Like for stained glass, Champagne is one of the richest regions in France in terms of the variety and abundance of sculpture.
From the Roman era until the nineteenth century, this art was expressed in the medieval sites of Reims (Abbey of Saint Remi, Notre-Dame Cathedral), Châlons-en-Champagne (Notre-Dame-en-Vaux), in the Renaissance town of Troyes and via the development of industrial art in Haute-Marne (Osne-le-Val wrought iron work).
The 15th and 16th statuary is particularly noteworthy in the churches of Aube: entombment at Chaource, altarpieces at Rumilly-les-Vaudes, Lhuître and Géraudot. In Marne, the churches are home to objects of an extraordinary diversity: ancient 14th century altarpieces (Bréban), numerous Virgins with child and some very rare Christs on the cross. In the Ardennes, we might cite the stone Romanesque fonts at Tournai and Givet and a large number of marble altarpieces (17th and 18th century). In Haute-Marne, in particular at Chaumont, Bar-sur-Aube and Colombey-lès-Choiseul, discover the altarpieces created by Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon, a Chaumont sculptor from the 18th century.
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