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Peindre Notre-Dame à travers le Temple de Salomon : Jean Fouquet et la cathédrale comme plateforme

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  • A De Palma
  • Myriam Reiss

    (CY Cergy Paris Université, THEMA)

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Ce chapitre examine la miniature de Jean Fouquet représentant la construction du Temple de Salomon comme une mise en image de l’organisation des chantiers de cathédrales médiévales. Il soutient que cette représentation offre une description détaillée et structurée du travail collectif, révélant un système fondé sur la division du travail, des interdépendances productives et des mécanismes de coordination institutionnalisés. À travers cette lecture, la cathédrale apparaît non seulement comme un monument religieux, mais aussi comme un système productif complexe. L’analyse situe d’abord la miniature dans le contexte historique plus large du « temps des cathédrales », marqué par la croissance urbaine, la consolidation politique et l’expansion économique. Elle se concentre ensuite sur la représentation du chantier par Fouquet, en montrant comment celle-ci rend visibles la hiérarchie des métiers, la spécialisation des tâches et la coordination entre les corporations. Le chapitre explore également les fondements économiques et institutionnels de cette organisation, notamment les modes de financement, le rôle des pouvoirs ecclésiastiques et séculiers, ainsi que la formalisation progressive des métiers et des structures de travail. En s’appuyant sur la théorie économique, le chantier de cathédrale est interprété comme un système de tâches interdépendantes nécessitant une forte coordination et générant des processus d’apprentissage cumulatif. Cette approche conduit à une interprétation plus large de la cathédrale comme une forme précoce de plateforme de coordination. Contrairement aux plateformes modernes, principalement orientées vers la captation et la monétisation de l’attention, la cathédrale médiévale intègre, dans un même cadre spatial et social, attention, production et structures institutionnelles.Le chapitre se conclut par un parallèle avec l’incendie de Notre-Dame de Paris en 2019, qui a suscité une mobilisation mondiale sans précédent. Cet événement illustre la capacité persistante de la cathédrale à concentrer l’attention et à la transformer en ressources économiques et symboliques, confirmant ainsi sa pertinence en tant que plateforme à travers le temps.

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  • A De Palma & Myriam Reiss, 2026. "Peindre Notre-Dame à travers le Temple de Salomon : Jean Fouquet et la cathédrale comme plateforme," Thema Working Papers 2026-06, THEMA (Théorie Economique, Modélisation et Applications), CY Cergy-Paris University, ESSEC and CNRS.
  • Handle: RePEc:ema:worpap:2026-06
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    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • Z20 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - General
    • Z11 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economics of the Arts and Literature

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