Otto I lends his name to the “Ottonian” period. The Ottonian kings were determined to define themselves as Roman Emperors in the style of Constantine and Charlemagne.
c. 936 - 1015 C.E.
Otto I lends his name to the “Ottonian” period. The Ottonian kings were determined to define themselves as Roman Emperors in the style of Constantine and Charlemagne.
c. 936 - 1015 C.E.
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Otto I was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962. He lent his name to two successors—and left a rich artistic legacy.
These monumental medieval doors look back to ancient models. Read the biblical narrative down and up, or left to right.
This manuscript is over a thousand years old. Among its magnificent paintings, Otto III sits on his throne.
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