Carolingian and Ottonian Art

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1. Carolingian  and  O,onian  Art  
   Reading,  
   Stokstad,  444-­‐451.    
    
   Range:  
   700-­‐1053  CE  
   Carolingian  and  O0onian  
    
   Terms/Concepts:  
   Carolingian,  repousse,  scriptorium,  
   orthodoxy,  spolia,  relic,    
   Monument  List  
     15-­‐15,  Equestrian  portrait  of  
   Charles  the  Bald  (grandson  of  
   Charlemagne)Ninth  century.  
     15-­‐16,  Interior  of  the  Palace  
   Chapel  of  Charlemagne.    Aachen,  
   792-­‐805.    
     15-­‐19,  St.  Ma,hew,  CoronaRon  
   Gospels,Carolingian,  Early  9th  
   Century  (aTer  800).  
     15-­‐20,  Saint  Ma,hew.    Folio  18.    
   Ebbo  Gospels,  from  Hautevillers.    
   c.816-­‐835.  
     15-­‐25,  Doors,  commissioned  by  
   Bishop  Bernward  for  Saint  
   Michael`s,  1015  
   

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   Muslim Umayyad Caliphate
   date of Muslim conquest
   Byzantine Empire
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   mints represented in the
   Sutton Hoo burial (c.630)
   provenance of objects found in
   the Sutton Hoo burial (c.630)
   distribution of marble sarcophagi
   and capitals quarried/carved
   in Toulouse region, 6th-7th C
   ecclesiastical structures of which
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   secular (mostly royal) sites with
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4. The growth of the Islamic world (seventh and
   eighth centuries) came at the cost of the
   Byzantine Empire.
   

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5. In 732, the Franks, under the leadership
   of Charles Martel, stopped the Muslim
   invasion at Poitiers.
   PoiRers  
   

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6. The grandson of Charles Martel is Charlemagne [Charles the Great], and he
   ruled 768-814.
   Art  from  Charlemagne`s  lifeRme  and  for  a  while  aTerwards  is  
   known  as  Carolingian  art  
   The  word  lCarolingianz  comes  from  lCarolusz  (LaRn  
   for  lCharlesz)  
   

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7. Charlemagne established his court (seat of
   government) in Aachen.
   Aachen
   

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9. Passage  between  palace  and  chapel  
   Palace   Chapel  
   

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10. Cross-­‐secRon  
    

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15. Throne
    

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16. Throne
    Altar
    

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17. Throne
    Altar
    Dome
    Christ
    

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18. Throne
    Throne  
    Altar        (1st  
    floor)  
    Christ    
    (dome)  
    

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19. Charlemagne visited Ravenna and took away an
    equestrian statue of an emperor.
    Ravenna
    Aachen
    

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21. Clerestory
    Clerestory
    

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    i Barn berg
    j. Goslar k. Ottmarsheim, Our Lady
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    g. Muizen h. Wimpfen im Tal
    

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23. N I I I I
    a. Aachen, Palace Chapel b. Mettlach, "Alte Turm" c. Nijmegen
    f. Liege
    d Groningen e. Bruges
    

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27. Angel
    

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31. renovatio imperii Romani
    renewal of the Roman empire
    

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32. Charlemagne visited Ravenna and took away an
    equestrian statue of an emperor.
    Ravenna
    

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37. Orb of power
    Byzantine emperor
    receiving
    orb of power
    

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38. Plaque reads (in Latin):
    THIS IS THE KING OF THE
    JEWS
    

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39. After Charlemagne, his empire split within decades.
    German-speaking lands were later ruled by three
    successive emperors, each named Otto.
    

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40. 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)
    

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42. New  Testament  
    Old  Testament  
    

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43. Creation of Eve and Adam
    God introduces Eve and
    Adam to each other
    

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44. Temptation and Fall
    Judgment The Blame Game
    

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45. Expulsion from Garden of Eden
    Struggling against the land
    

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46. Offerings by Abel and Cain
    Lamb
    Grain
    Cain slays Abel
    Cain
    Cain
    Abel
    

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47. Offerings by Abel and Cain
    Lamb
    Grain
    Cain slays Abel
    Cain
    Cain
    Abel
    ConRnuous  NarraRve  
    

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48. Offerings by Abel and Cain
    Lamb
    Grain
    Cain slays Abel
    Cain
    Cain
    Abel
    Hand  of  God  
    

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49. The Annunciation
    Mary Gabriel
    Nativity
    

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50. Adoration of the Magi (Wise Men)
    Presentation of Christ in Temple
    

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51. Old Testament New Testament
    Judgment of Christ by Pilate
    Crucifixion
    

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52. Three Marys at the Tomb
    Ascension
    

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56. CriRcal  Thinking  QuesRons  
    1.  How  did  Charlemagne  present  himself  as  a  
    Roman  emperor  through  his  religious  and  
    poliRcal  art?  
    2.  How  did  Charlemagne  reinforce  religious  
    orthodoxy  through  his  art?  
     
    

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