This illumination is the earliest example of the Carolingian Renaissance. The miniature of Christ in Majesty depicts a young Jesus Christ holding a book in his left arm and making the sign of the cross with his right. Christ in Majesty was probably based on a famous painting known as the Acheropita, located in the Lateran Basilica in Rome where Pope Adrian I baptized Charlemagne’s son, Pepin.
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Christ in Majesty, c.781 A.D., From the Evangéliaire dit de Charlemagne, Illumination on ParchmentUnknown, German Illuminator (1600 - 1640) |
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This illumination is the earliest example of the Carolingian Renaissance. The miniature of Christ in Majesty depicts a young Jesus Christ holding a book in his left arm and making the sign of the cross with his right. Christ in Majesty was probably based on a famous painting known as the Acheropita, located in the Lateran Basilica in Rome where Pope Adrian I baptized Charlemagne’s son, Pepin. |
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