1. Carolingian and Ottonian Art
Reading,
Stokstad, 438-451.
Range:
700-1053 CE
Carolingian and Ottonian
Terms/Concepts:
Carolingian, repousse, scriptorium,
orthodoxy,
Monument List
Equestrian portrait of Charles the
Bald (grandson of
Charlemagne)Ninth century.
Interior of the Palace Chapel of
Charlemagne. Aachen, 792-805.
Saint Matthew. Folio 18. Ebbo
Gospels, from Hautevillers.
c.816-835.
St. Matthew, Coronation
Gospels,Carolingian, Early 9th
Century
Doors, commissioned by Bishop
Bernward for Saint Michael’s,
1015
2. The growth of the Islamic world (seventh and
eighth centuries) came at the cost of the
Byzantine Empire.
3. In 732, the Franks, under the leadership
of Charles Martel, stopped the Muslim
invasion at Poitiers.
Poitiers
4. The grandson of Charles Martel is Charlemagne [Charles the Great], and
he ruled 768-814.
Art from Charlemagne’s lifetime and for a while afterwards is
known as Carolingian art
The word “Carolingian” comes from “Carolus” (Latin
for “Charles”)
12. Interior of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne,
Aachen, 792-805.
Throne
Throne, Palace Chapel of Charlemagne,
Aachen.
13. Interior of the Palace Chapel of
Charlemagne, Aachen, 792-805.
Throne
Opposite side, Interior of the Palace Chapel of
Charlemagne, Aachen, 792-805
Altar
15. Interior of the Palace Chapel of
Charlemagne, Aachen, 792-805.
Throne
Restored plan of the Palace Chapel of
Charlemagne. 792-805. Aachen.
Entrance
Throne
Altar (1st
floor)
Christ
(dome)
17. Restored plan of the Palace Chapel
of Charlemagne, Aachen, 792-805.
Plan of San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy. c.520-547.
18. Aerial view of San Vitale. c.520-547.
Ravenna, Italy.
Clerestory
Reconstructed drawing of the Palace
Chapel of Charlemagne. Aachen. 792-
805.
Clerestory
23. St. Matthew Writing His Gospel.
Lindisfarne Gospels. From Lindisfarne,
England. c.715- 720.
Saint Matthew. Folio 18. Ebbo
Gospels, from Hautevillers. c.816-
835.
24. Psalms 43-44. Folio 25. Utrecht
Psalter, from Hautevillers. c.825-
850.
Saint Matthew. Folio 18. Ebbo
Gospels, from Hautevillers. c.816-
835.
26. Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. Roman
Imperial, Rome, c.176 CE.
Equestrian portrait of Charles the Bald
(grandson of Charlemagne) 9th century.
renovatio imperii Romani
renewal of the Roman empire
28. Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. Roman
Imperial, Rome, c.176 CE.
Equestrian portrait of Charles the Bald
(grandson of Charlemagne) 9th century.
29. Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. Roman
Imperial, Rome, c.176 CE.
Equestrian portrait of Charles the Bald
(grandson of Charlemagne) 9th century.
30. Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. Roman
Imperial, Rome, c.176 CE.
Equestrian portrait of Charles the Bald
(grandson of Charlemagne) 9th century.
31. Orb of power
Byzantine emperor
receiving
orb of power
Archangel Michael, Constantinople,
Byzantine, Early sixth century.
Equestrian portrait of Charles the Bald
(grandson of Charlemagne) 9th century.
32. Plaque reads (in Latin):
THIS IS THE KING OF THE
JEWS
Crucifixion with angels
and mourning figures,
front cover of the Lindau
Gospels, From Saint Gall,
c.870-880
33. After Charlemagne, his empire split within decades.
German-speaking lands were later ruled by three
successive emperors, each named Otto.
34. Ottonian Art
named after the period corresponding to a
dynasty begun by
Otto I (ruled 936-973)
Otto II (ruled 973-983)
Otto III (ruled 983-1002)
40. Offerings by Abel and Cain
Lamb
Grain
Cain slays Abel
Cain
Cain
Abel
41. Offerings by Abel and Cain
Lamb
Grain
Cain slays Abel
Cain
Cain
Abel
Rebecca and Eliezer at the
well. Folio 7 of the Vienna
Genesis. Early 6th century.
Continuous Narrative
42. Offerings by Abel and Cain
Lamb
Grain
Cain slays Abel
Cain
Cain
Abel
The Parting of the Red Sea (Detail),
House Synagogue, Dura Europos,
Syria, 244-245.
Hand of God
