Carolingian and Ottonian art800-1050

Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne (Charles the Great).France, 9th cent.

Renovatio Imperii Romani(Renewal of the Roman Empire)

Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne (Charles the Great)France, 9th cent. Height ca. 9 inches

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, Rome ca. 175. Height ca. 12 feet

St. Matthew, Book of Durrow. Scotland, ca. 660

Saint Matthew, Lindisfarne Gospels. England, ca. 700

Saint Matthew,Coronation Gospels of CharlemagneAachen, Germany, ca. 800.

Saint Matthew, Lindisfarne Gospels. England, ca. 700

Saint Matthew, Ebbo Gospels (Gospel book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims), France, ca. 830.

Saint Matthew,Coronation Gospels of CharlemagneAachen, Germany, ca. 800.

Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne. View today, and model as originally constructed.Aachen, Germany, 792-805

Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne. Aachen, Germany, 792-805

Palatine Chapel, Aachen, 792-805

San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th cent.

San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th cent.

San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th cent.Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne. Aachen, Germany, 792-805

Monastery plan for St. Gall (Switzerland), ca. 820

Monastery plan for St. Gall (Switzerland), ca. 820

Monastic church at Corvey, showing the Westwork 873-883

Ottonian architecture: Church of St. Michael‘s, Hildesheim, Germany, 1001-1031

Doors with relief panels, commissioned by Bishop Bernward for St. Michael‘s Church, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015.

Left door: scenes from GenesisRight door: scenes from the Life of Christ

Panel showing the God‘s accusation of Adam and Eve after their fall from grace. Bronze doors of St. Michael‘s Church, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015

Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ, commissioned by Bishop Bernward for St. Michael‘s, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015

Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ, commissioned by Bishop Bernward for St. Michael‘s, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015

Column of Trajan, Rome, dedicated 112

Personifications of Slavinia, Germany, Gaul, and Rome bringing tribute to the enthroned Emperor Otto III. Gospel Book of Otto III, from Reichenau, Germany, 997-1000.