Merovingian Looped Fibula, Early Medieval Europe. Mid 6th Century. Silver gily in filigree
with garnets and stone
Purse cover from Sutton Hoo
ship burial
Animal Head post from Oseberg, Norway,
wood
Oseberg Ship from ship burial
Wood-carved ornament (porch of stave
church), Norway. 11th century
The 4 Evangelists
Matthew: winged man or angel
Mark: lion
Luke: ox
John: eagle
Man (symbol of St Matthew) from Book of Durrow, Iona, Scotland 660680
55. Carpet Page and St. Matthew from Lindisfarne Gospels, Northumbria,
England, 698-721, Hiberno Saxon, Early Medieval
High Cross of Muiredach, Ireland. 923
San Juan Bautista, Banos de Cerrato, Spain 661
Charlemagne & The Carolingian Period
• First Holy Roman Emperor
• Wanted to revive the glory of ancient & early
Christian Rome
• Emphasis on education, the arts and classical
text
• Moved capital of Empire to Aachen, Germany
• Encouraged use of Roman building tecnhiques
in architecture
Equestrain Portrait of Charlemagne, Metz, France, 9th century
St. Matthew from Coronation Gospels, 800-810
St Matthew, from the Ebbo Gospels. c. 816-835
Crucifixion, front cover of Lindau Gospels. c. 870
Odo of Metz, Restored plan of the Palatine
Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen. 792-805
Odo of Metz Interior of the Palatine Chapel of
Charlemagne, Aachen, Germany. 792-805
Schematic plan for monastery at St. Gall, Switzerland. c. 819
Abby Church , Corvey, Germany 873-885
Ottonian Art
• Carolingian empire fell apart due to many
factors including viking invasions
• The Otto’s were a German line of emperors
and revived again the tradition of
Carolingian.
• Bishop Bernward was major patron of
Ottonian art
• Made Hildesheim, Germany the center of
learning
St. Michael’s, Hildesheim, Germany 1001-1031
Nave of St Michael's, Hildesheim. c 1001-1031
Plan & Section St. Michael’s, Hildesheim
Plan St. Michael’s
Doors with relief panels (Genesis, left door; life of Christ, right door), St. Michael's. 1015
Adam & Eve Reproached by the Lord. detail of bronze doors
of St. Michael's. 1015
Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ, St. Michael's.
c. 1015-1022
Crucifix of Archbishop Gero. c. 970