20. Rome Reborn:
The Carolingian and Ottonian Revivals of Antiquity
Carolingian Art
*Coin of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor (obverse), silver, Aachen, 804
*Coin of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor (reverse), silver, Aachen, 804
Gatehouse of Lorsch Abbey, Germany, 774 (G 11-19A)
Plan of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen, Germany, Odo of Metz
(architect), 792-805 (G 11-17)
*Cross-section of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen, Germany, Odo
of Metz (architect), 792-805
Odo of Metz (architect), interior view of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne,
Aachen, Germany, 792-805 (G 11-18)
Compare: San Vitale, Ravenna, 526-47 (G 9-6)
*Model of the Abbey of St. Gall, Switzerland, ca. 819
Plan of the Abbey of St. Gall, Switzerland, ca. 819 (G 11-19)
Coronation Gospels of Charlemagne, fol. 15r: St. Matthew, from Aachen,
tempera on vellum, ca. 800-810 (G 11-13)
Ebbo Gospels, fol. 18r: St. Matthew, from Hautviller (near Reims), France,
tempera on vellum, ca. 816-840 (G 11-14)
Utrecht Psalter, fol. 25r: Illustration of Psalm 44, from Hautviller (near Reims),
France, tempera on vellum, ca. 820-35 (G 11-15)
Ottonian Art
Gospel Book of Otto III, fol. 24r: Otto III Enthroned between bishops and soldiers, 9971000 (G 11-29)
Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany, 1010-31 (G 11-22)
Interior of the Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany, 1010-31 (G 11-23A)
Plan of the Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany, 1010-31 (G 11-23)
Longitudinal section of the Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany, 1010-31 (G
11-23)
Bronze doors with Genesis narrative (left) and Life of Christ (right), Church of St.
Michael, Hildesheim, Germany, commissioned by Bishop Bernward, 1015 (G 11-24)
God accusing Adam and Eve, left door of the Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim,
Germany, commissioned by Bishop Bernward, bronze, 1015, (G 11-25)
Column with scenes from the life of Christ, Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim,
Germany, commissioned by Bishop Bernward, bronze, 1015-1022 (G 11-24A)
Compare: Trajan's Column, ca. 106-113 CE (G 7-42)
Gero Crucifix, painted and gilded wood, Cologne, ca. 970 (G 11-28)
*Golden Madonna of Essen, Essen Cathedral Treasury, gold foil over wooden core
with enamel eyes, ca. 970
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Saint Benedict of Nursia (480-550): Benedictine Rule
monasticism
monastery
cloister
crypt
Westwerck
Laudes Regiae
typological interpretation