Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
Home
What is Feminae?
What's Indexed?
Subjects
Broad Topics
Journals
Essays
All Image Records
Contact Feminae
SMFS
Other Resources
Admin (staff only)
There are 45,379 records currently in Feminae
Quick Search
Advanced Search
Article of the Month
Translation of the Month
Image of the Month
Special Features
Click to view high resolution image
Title:
Ivory Plaque with Christ Crowning Emperor Otto II and Empress Theophano
Creator:
Description:
Christ stands between Emperor Otto II and Empress Theophano, who wear imperial costume. Christ places a hand on each ruler's crowned head, either as a sign of blessing or an act of coronation. The action occurs beneath a canopy, and all three figures are elevated on platforms. The donor kneels at the emperor's feet. This work strongly recalls the ivory plaque at the Bibliotheque nationale de France of Christ crowning Emperor Romanus and Empress Eudokia. It was probably used as a book cover on a luxury manuscript.
Source:
Wikimedia Commons
Rights:
Public Domain
Subject
(See Also)
:
Coronations
Donor Portraits
Empresses
Theophano, Wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
10
Date:
982- 983
Related Work:
Ivory plaque of Romanus II and Eudokia:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Romanos_et_Eudoxie.JPG
Current Location:
Paris, Musee national du Moyen Age, Cl. 392
Original Location:
Artistic Type (Category):
Digital images; Sculptures
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Ivory; Plaques; Polychromy
Donor:
Height/Width/Length(cm):
18 cm/10 cm/
Inscription:
Related Resources: