1. Ca. 1000: Ottonian Art

4. Map of the Ottonian Empire

5. Ivory plaque with Christ crowning Emperor Otto II and his wife Theophano, dimensions: 18,5 cm x 10,6 cm,
982–83

6. Christ crowns an imperial couple, Romanos and Eudokia (the so-called Romanos Ivory),
ca. 944–949 or ca. 1068–1071 (?)

7. Provinces of the Empire pay homage to Emperor Otto III,
Gospel Book (Lectionary) of Otto III, 997–1000

9. Cover of the Gospel Book of Otto III with a 10th-century Byzantine ivory showing the Dormition of the Virgin, 997–1000

10. founded by Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
Church of St. Michael at Hildesheim, Germany, 1001–1033 (restored 1958),
founded by Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim

11. Bronze doors with Old and New Testament scenes, commissioned by Bishop Bernward for St. Michael’s, Hildesheim, 1015

12. Bronze doors, ca. 800, Palatine Chapel (now Cathedral), Aachen, Germany

13. Creation of Eve
Noli me tangere
Three women at the Tomb of Christ
Eve introduced to Adam
Temptation and Fall
Crucifixion
Denial of blame
Christ before Pilate
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Expulsion from Paradise
Adam working the land,
Eve suckling
Adoration of the Magi
Offerings of Cain and Abel
Nativity of Christ
Cain’s murder of Abel
Annunciation

14. Adam and Eve passing the blame before God

15. Fall
Redemption
Eve
Mary (“New Eve”)

16. Bronze doors with Old and New Testament scenes, commissioned by Bishop Bernward for St. Michael’s, Hildesheim, 1015

17. Lost-Wax Casting Form is modeled in wax Wax model is covered in clay
(c) Clay is baked and wax runs out
(d) Clay mould is inverted and hot metal poured in
(e) Clay is broken off

19. Crucifix of Archbishop Gero,
Cologne Cathedral, painted and gilded oak, height of figure: 1.87m, ca. 970

20. Crucifix of Archbishop Gero,
Cologne Cathedral, painted and gilded oak, height of figure: 1.87m, ca. 970

21. Crucifixion, cover of the Lindau Gospels, ca. 870

22. Byzantine ivory icon of the Crucifixion,
10th century