The enthroned corpse of Charlemagne
Subtitle: the lord-in-majesty theme in early medieval art and life
By: John F. Moffitt.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780786427673
Subjects: Charlemagne, -- Emperor, -- 742-814 -- Art; Kings and rulers in art; Throne in art; Art, Medieval; Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Genres: Art.
Description: "This work focuses on a wholly new, historically and physically credible explanation for this melodramatic discovery of Charlemagne's body by studying historical traditions and cultural contexts. Topics such as Charlemagne's legacy and Alfred Rethel's Karlsfresken, Sainte-Foy as an imperial effigy and as an apocryphal figure, and contexts for and the meaning of Charlemagne's Karlsgrab are all examined. "--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: The early medieval "Lord in majesty" : the example of the Majesté de Sainte Foy at Conques; title: Sainte Foy as an imperial effigy and as an apocryphal figure; title: An imperial symbiosis : Charlemagne and Constantine; title: Contexts and meaning of Charlemagne's Karlsgrab; title: Cadaver or artwork? the historical contexts for Charlemagne's "incorruptible corpse"; title: The ideology behind the Carolingian and Ottonian "Lords-in-majesty"; title: Conclusion : Charlemagne's afterlife as an artwork.