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EARLY MEDIEVAL ART

 

Hiberno-Saxon Art
(aka Anglo-Saxon Art)

Early Medieval 1
Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo ship burial in Suffolk, England, ca. 625. Gold, glass, and enamel cloisonné with garnets and emeralds, 7 1/2” long. British Museum, London. (Stokstad 14-3)
Early Medieval 2
Animal-head post, from the Oseberg, Norway, ship burial, ca. 825. Wood, head approx. 5” high. Vikingskipshuset, Oslo. (See Stokstad 14-22 for similar - this is Viking art)
Early Medieval 3
Burial Ship, from Oseberg, Norway. C. 815-20. Burial, 834. Wood. Length: approx 75 feet. Vikingskiphuset, Universitets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, Norway. (Stokstad 14-21
Early Medieval 4
Gummersmark Brooch, Denmark, 6th c, Silver gilt, height: 5 3/4”. Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen. (Stokstad 14-2)
Early Medieval 5

Man (symbol of Saint Matthew), folio 21 verso of the Book of Durrow, possibly from Iona, Scotland, ca. 660–680. Ink and tempera on parchment, 9 5/8” X 6 1/8”. Trinity College Library, Dublin. (Stokstad 14-4)
Early Medieval 6
Cross and carpet page, folio 26 verso of the Lindisfarne Gospels, from Northumbria, England, ca. 698–721. Tempera on vellum, 1’ 1 1/2” X 9 1/4”. British Library, London. (Not in Stokstad)
Early Medieval 7
Chi-rho-iota page, folio 34 recto of the Book of Kells, probably from Iona, Scotland, late eighth or early ninth century. Tempera on vellum, 1’ 1” X 9 1/2”. Trinity College Library, Dublin. (Stokstad 14-1 and 14-5)
Early Medieval 8
South Cross, Ahenny, County Tipperary, Ireland. 8th c. Stone. (Stokstad 14-6)
  Early Medieval Art from Spain and Italy
Early Medieval 9
Santa Maria de Quintanialla de la Viñas, Spain, late 7th c.
Early Medieval 10

Roman medallion of the 3rd century. Detail of the Cross from the Church of Saint Giulia, Brescia, Italy. Late 7th-early 9th c. Gilded silver, wood, jewels, glass, cameos, and gold-glass medallion of the third century. 50 x 39”. Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia. (Stokstad 14-10)
  Carolingian Art and Architecture - the Age of Charlemagne
Early Medieval 11

Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne or Charles the Bald, from Metz, France, ninth century. Bronze, originally gilt, 9 1/2” high. Louvre, Paris. (Not in Stokstad)
Early Medieval 12

Interior of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen, Germany, 792–805. (Stokstad 14-13)
Early Medieval 13
Reconstruction drawing of Palace Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen, Germany. 792-805. (Stokstad 14-12)
Early Medieval 14
View of the westworks, Palace Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen, Germany. 792-805.
Early Medieval 15
Page with Mark the Evangelist, Book of Mark, Godescalc Evangelistary, 781-83. Ink, gold and colors on vellum. 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
Early Medieval 16
Saint Matthew, from the Ebbo Gospels (Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims), from Hautvillers (near Reims), France, ca. 816–835. Ink and tempera on vellum, 10 1/4” X 8 3/4”. Bibliothèque Municipale, Épernay.
Early Medieval 17

Crucifixion, front cover of the Lindau Gospels, from Saint Gall, Switzerland, ca. 870. Gold, precious stones, and pearls, 1’ 1 3/8” X 10 3/8”. Pierpont Morgan Library, New York.

  Ottonian Art and Architecture
Early Medieval 18
Church of Saint Cyriakus, Gernrode, Germany. Begun 961, consecrated 973.
Early Medieval 19
Interior, Church of Saint Cyriakus, Gernrode, Germany. Begun 961, consecrated 973.
Early Medieval 20
Saint Michael’s, Hildesheim, Germany, 1001–1031.
Early Medieval 21
Doors with relief panels (Genesis, left door; life of Christ, right door), commissioned by Bishop Bernward for Saint Michael’s, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015. Bronze, 16’ 6” high. Saint Michael’s, Hildesheim.
Early Medieval 22
Otto III enthroned, folio 24 recto of the Gospel Book of Otto III, from Reichenau, Germany, 997–1000. Tempera on vellum, 1’ 1” x 9 3/8”. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich.