Art 335
Saints and Relics in Medieval Art
Week 5

Erik Inglis, Department of Art


S. Apollinare in Classe
Head of Christ
mosaic
ca. 550 CE
Ravenna, Italy

S. Apollinare in Classe
Interior View of Apse
mosaic
ca. 550 CE
Ravenna, Italy

Rogier Van der Weyden
Braque Triptych, Interior
Christ with Donors & Saints
ca. 1450, oil on panel
Paris, Musee du Louvre

Rogier Van der Weyden
Braque Triptych (right wing)
Saint Mary Magdalen
ca. 1450, oil on panel
Paris, Musee du Louvre

Giovanni da Milano
Christ Breaking Bread at Supper
ca. 1365, fresco
Florence, Santa Croce

Passion Sarcophagus
4th C CE, marble
Rome, Lateran Museum

Early Christian Ivory Plaques
with Scenes of the Passion of christ420-30 CE
London, British Museum

Early Christian Casket Panel
Crucifixion of Christca. 400 CE, ivory
London, British Museum

Early Christian Ampulae
silver, 6th C
Monza, Italy, Museo del Duomo

Rabbula Gospels
Crucifixion of Christ
586 CE
Early Christian Manuscript
Florence, Laurentian Library
Ms.Cod. Plut. !, folio 56r

Uta Codex, Evangeliary
Symbolic Crucifixion of Christ
ca. 1020
Ottonian Manuscript
Munich, Bayerisches Staatsbibliothek
Ms.Clm.13601, folio 3v

Gero Crucifix from Cologne
wood, before 976
Cologne Cathedral

Gero Crucifix from Cologne
Detail of Head of Christ
wood, before 976
Cologne Cathedral

Hortus Deliciarum Leviathan, folio 84r
ca. 1170
German Manuscript (now destroyed)
engraving after original
Strasbourg, France

Robert Campin
Merode Altarpiece
ca. 1426
oil on panel
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Robert Campin
Merode Altarpiece (right wing)
Saint Joseph in His Workshop
ca. 1426
oil on panel
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Matthias Grunewald
Isenheim Altar (first position)
Crucifixion of Christ
1512-16
oil on panel
Colmar, Germany Unterlinden Museum

Matthias Grunewald
Isenheim Altar (first position)
Crucifixion of Christ detail
1512-16
oil on panel
Colmar, Germany Unterlinden Museum

Ingeborg Psalter
Pentecost/Last Judgementca. 1195
German Manuscript
Chantilly, France, Musee Conde
Ms.9, folios 32v-33r

Ingeborg Psalter
Theophilus and the Devilca. 1195
German Manuscript
Chantilly, France, Musee Conde
Ms.9, folio 35v

Ingeborg Psalter
Virgin Saves Theophilus ca. 1195
German Manuscript
Chantilly, France, Musee Conde
Ms.9, folio 362r

Michelangelo
Pieta1498-99
marble
Rome, St. Peter's Basilica

Gertrudis Altar from Guelph Treasure
View of Top
Ottonian Metalwork
ca. 1040
Cleveland Museum of Art

Gertrudis Altar from Guelph Treasure
View of Front
Ottonian Metalwork
ca. 1040
Cleveland Museum of Art

Gertrudis Altar from Guelph Treasure
View of Side
Ottonian Metalwork
ca. 1040
Cleveland Museum of Art

Gertrudis Altar from Guelph Treasure
View of Bottom
Ottonian Metalwork
ca. 1040
Cleveland Museum of Art

View of Relics
Found Inside Gertrudis Altar
Ottonian Metalwork
ca. 1040
Cleveland Museum of Art

Antependium of Henry II
Christ Adored by Emperor
Ottonian Metalwork (Gold)
ca. 1019
Paris, Cluny Museum

Antependium of Henry II
Detail View
Ottonian Metalwork (Gold)
ca. 1019
Paris, Cluny Museum

Master of St. Giles
Mass of St. Giles
oil on panel
1495-1510
London, National Gallery

Arch of Einhard from Maastricht
Carolingian, ca. 810
(17th C Drawing)
Paris, Bibliotheque National

Arch of Einhard from Maastricht
Carolingian, ca.810
(paper model)
Paris, Bibliotheque National

Three Kings Reliquary
Nicholas of Verdun
Twelve Apostles
1181-1230
Mosan metalwork
Cologne, Cathedral

Three Kings Reliquary
Nicholas of Verdun
Adoration of the Magi
1181-1230
Mosan metalwork
Cologne, Cathedral

Three Kings Reliquary
Nicholas of Verdun
Detail View
1181-1230
Mosan metalwork
Cologne, Cathedral

Three Kings Reliquary
Nicholas of Verdun
Detail View
1181-1230
Mosan metalwork
Cologne, Cathedral

Three Kings Reliquary
Nicholas of Verdun
Detail View
1181-1230
Mosan metalwork
Cologne, Cathedral

Three Kings Reliquary
Nicholas of Verdun
Detail View
1181-1230
Mosan metalwork
Cologne, Cathedral

Three Kings Reliquary
Nicholas of Verdun
Detail View
1181-1230
Mosan metalwork
Cologne, Cathedral

Three Kings Reliquary
Nicholas of Verdun
Detail View
1181-1230
Mosan metalwork
Cologne, Cathedral

Rogier Van der Weyden
Exhumation of Saint Hubert
1437
oil on panel
London, National Gallery

Flavius Josephus
Antiquities Judaiques et La Guerre des Juifd
ca. 1465
French Manuscript
Paris, Bibliotheque National
Ms. fr.247, folio 89r

Bayeaux Tapestry
Arrival at Bayeaux
& William Presides at Oath Ceremony

before 1082
wool & linen tapestry
Bayeux France

Bayeaux Tapestry
Harold Swears Oath to William
& Harold Sails to England

before 1082
wool & linen tapestry
Bayeux France

Bayeaux Tapestry
Enthronement of William/
Comet in Sky
& News Brought to Harold

before 1082
wool & linen tapestry
Bayeux France

Reliquary of Charlemagne
General View
ca. 1215
Metalwork
Aachen, Aix-le-Chapelle

Reliquary of Charlemagne
Front View
ca. 1215
Metalwork
Aachen, Aix-le-Chapelle

Reliquary of Charlemagne
Detail View
Charlemagne
ca. 1215
Metalwork
Aachen, Aix-le-Chapelle

Reliquary of Charlemagne
Detail View
King Frederick II
ca. 1215
Metalwork
Aachen, Aix-le-Chapelle

Reliquary of Charlemagne
Detail View
ca. 1215
Metalwork
Aachen, Aix-le-Chapelle

Reliquary of Charlemagne
Detail View
Vision of Charlemagne
ca. 1215
Metalwork
Aachen, Aix-le-Chapelle

Reliquary of Charlemagne
Detail View
Conquest of Pamplona
ca. 1215
Metalwork
Aachen, Aix-le-Chapelle

Aachen Cathedral

begun 786
Aachen, Germany

Bust of Charlegmagne
Gold Metalwork
ca. 1350
Aachen, Cathedral

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