Cahors - Musée Henri-Martin

The museum was foriginally ounded in 1833. Initially a departmental museum, it was transformed into a municipal museum in 1841. When the current building was made available to the museum in 1929, it occupied the central part of the building. With the acquisition of works by Henri Martin, a renowned Neo-Impressionist painter, in 1970, the museum was not only renamed but also renovated and expanded. The museum's collection also includes many medieval treasures.

The Priory of Saint-Jean de Catus, located about 20 km from Cahors, was first mentioned in 1095 as a dependency of the Abbey of Saint Michael of Cluse in Italy. The Hundred Years' War led to its decline. The priory was abandoned at the end of the 14th century. It was sold as national property between 1792 and 1796. The priory church still serves the parish. All the capitals come from the former priory.

Capital, limestone, 1120/30