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The Musée des Augustins boasts a collection of Romanesque sculpture primarily comprised of remnants from three pivotal religious structures in Toulouse: the Monastery of La Daurade, the Collegiate Church of Saint Sernin and Saint Etienne Cathedral. These buildings' clerics - monks or canons responsible for their upkeep - made the deliberate choice to live communally, resulting in the construction of functional convent buildings arranged around large cloisters adorned with simple or intricate sculpture. As Toulouse flourished as a county's capital and a rapidly growing economic, political and religious hub during the 11th and 12th centuries, its context became highly conducive to the emergence of an original art movement. The quality, diversity and remarkable endurance of this movement firmly establish Toulouse among the major centers of Romanesque art. Consequently, the works on display at the Musée des Augustins serve as crucial benchmarks for sculpture's history.