Aachen Gospels, early 9th century, church treasury of Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel, now Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany
Carolingian art comes from the Frankish Empire in the period of roughly 120 years from about 780 to 900—during the reign of Charlemagne and his immediate heirs—popularly known as the Carolingian Renaissance. The art was produced by and for the court circle and a group of important monasteries under Imperial patronage; survivals from outside this charmed circle show a considerable drop in quality of workmanship and sophistication of design. The art was produced in several centres in what are now France, Germany, Austria, northern Italy and the Low Countries, and received considerable influence, via continental mission centres, from the Insular art of the British Isles, as well as a number of Byzantine artists who appear to have been resident in Carolingian centres.
The Lothair Crystal, engraved rock crystal, mid-9th century
There was for the first time a thoroughgoing attempt in Northern Europe to revive and emulate classical Mediterranean art forms and styles, that resulted in a blending of classical and Northern elements in a sumptuous and dignified style, in particular introducing to the North confidence in representing the human figure, and setting the stage for the rise of Romanesque art and eventually Gothic art in the West. The Carolingian era is part of the period in medieval art sometimes called the "Pre-Romanesque". After a rather chaotic interval following the Carolingian period, the new Ottonian dynasty revived Imperial art from about 950, building on and further developing Carolingian style in Ottonian art.
Carolingianart comes from the Frankish Empire in the period of roughly 120 years from about 780 to 900—during the reign of Charlemagne and his immediate...
The Carolingian Renaissance was the first of three medieval renaissances, a period of cultural activity in the Carolingian Empire. Charlemagne's reign...
Carolingian minuscule or Caroline minuscule is a script which developed as a calligraphic standard in the medieval European period so that the Latin alphabet...
The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian...
Carolingian architecture is the style of north European Pre-Romanesque architecture belonging to the period of the Carolingian Renaissance of the late...
The Carolingian dynasty (/ˌkærəˈlɪndʒiən/ KARR-ə-LIN-jee-ən; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was...
world, German art has played a crucial role in the development of Western art, especially Celtic art, Carolingianart and Ottonian art. From the development...
immediate heirs—popularly known as the Carolingian Renaissance. The Carolingian era is the first period of the Medieval art movement known as Pre-Romanesque...
its own. In the traditional scheme of art history, Ottonian art follows Carolingianart and precedes Romanesque art, though the transitions at both ends...
describe Carolingianart in 1837; like many art historians of the period he sought to find and promote the national spirit of his own nation in art history...
imported artists where necessary, and Carolingian developments were decisive for the future course of Western art. Carolingian illuminated manuscripts and ivory...
important centre, not only of the Carolingianart, Ottonian art of the Holy Roman Emperors, Norman art, but for the Byzantine art of Ravenna and other sites...
the earlier Carolingian Empire and therefore the style draws largely from the heritage of the Carolingianart tradition. Thus, Mosan art contains strong...
The Carolingian Church encompasses the practices and institutions of Christianity in the Frankish kingdoms under the rule of the Carolingian dynasty (751-888)...
Ebbo, the archbishop of Reims. Its style influenced Carolingianart and the course of medieval art. The Gospels contains the four gospels by Saint Mark...
The Carolingian G or French G is the evolved classical form of the letter G that was in use in most Middle English alphabets. The other form scholars...
century. Although the Carolingian dynasty of the Franks reunited many of the Western Roman lands by the early 9th century, the Carolingian Empire quickly fell...
its own. In the traditional scheme of art history, Ottonian art follows Carolingianart and precedes Romanesque art, though the transitions at both ends...
when Carolingianart combined insular influences with a self-conscious classical revival, developing into Ottonian art. Anglo-Saxon art is the art of England...
Belgium were centres of production in Carolingianart and Ottonian art, and later the area producing Romanesque Mosan art is now largely in Belgium. Flanders...
Bible. He was one of the most prominent teachers and writers of the Carolingian age, and was called "Praeceptor Germaniae", or "the teacher of Germany"...
Merovingian period abbreviation I. C. N. for in Christi nomine, later (in the Carolingian period) also I. C. for in Christo, and still later (in the high medieval...
a ninth-century illuminated psalter which is a key masterpiece of Carolingianart; it is probably the most valuable manuscript in the Netherlands. It...
steadily more prosperous, and art of the highest quality was no longer confined, as it largely was in the Carolingian and Ottonian periods, to the royal...
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