Plaque with Christ and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists ca. 1050 Ottonian Christ’s arms are outstretched to display his wounds. The seven cloud-like forms on the periphery of the central medallion may refer to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. The style and composition of the subject suggest a close link to manuscript illuminations produced in the scriptorium of the Benedictine monastery at Fulda, a leading center of learning during the Ottonian Plaque with Christ and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists 464476 Ottonian, Plaque with Christ and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists,
Plaque with Christ and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists ca. 1050 Ottonian Christ’s arms are outstretched to display his wounds. The seven cloud-like forms on the periphery of the central medallion may refer to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. The style and composition of the subject suggest a close link to manuscript illuminations produced in the scriptorium of the Benedictine monastery at Fulda, a leading center of learning during the Ottonian Plaque with Christ and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists 464476 Ottonian, Plaque with Christ and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists, ca. 1050, Ivory, Overall: 6 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 5/16 in. ( x x cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 ()
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