ARTH 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Hautvillers, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Bernward Of Hildesheim
22 Dec 2016
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Handout eighteen: early medieval ii- carolingian and ottonian art. Charlemagne united much of present-day france and germany, crowned holy. Roman emperor by pope leo iii in 800. Known for his renovatio imperii romani revival of the roman empire attempted to emulate the christian roman empire of constantine. Looks to late antique and classical sources to inspire his patronage in both architecture and art. 843 the treaty of verdun divided the carolingian empire into three, weakening the empire, which ultimately allowed the germanic ottonians to take over in the 10th century. Germanic dynasty, named after otto i, ii, iii otto i crowned holy roman. Also interested in continuing renovatio imperii romani otto iii travels to rome with bishop bernward of hildesheim c. 1000 encounters classical art. Renovatio imperii romani = renewal of the roman empire charlemagne and. Ottonians sought to revive the glory of the christian roman empire under. Psalter = book containing the old testament psalms of david.
