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  • 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/
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