Ottonian Renaissance
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The Ottonian Renaissance was a 10th–11th century revival of art, architecture, and learning in the Holy Roman Empire under the Ottonian dynasty, marked by a distinctive fusion of Christian, classical, and Germanic traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic movement
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cultural renaissance → historical period → |
| architecturalStyle |
Ottonian architecture
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| associatedWithDynasty |
Ottonian dynasty
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| characteristic |
close link between court and church
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emphasis on liturgical splendor → fusion of Christian, classical, and Germanic elements → imperial ideology in art → monumental architectural forms → revival of monastic scholarship → |
| educationalBase |
cathedral schools
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monastic schools → |
| field |
architecture
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art → ivory carving → learning → liturgical arts → manuscript illumination → metalwork → |
| followedBy |
Romanesque art
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| geographicScope |
German kingdom
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Holy Roman Empire → Northern Italy → |
| influencedBy |
Christian tradition
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Germanic traditions → classical antiquity → |
| languageOfScholarship |
Latin
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| mainCenter |
Cologne
NERFINISHED
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Essen NERFINISHED → Hildesheim → Reichenau Abbey → Saxon regions → |
| notableWork |
Bernward Column
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Bernward Doors → Codex Egberti → Gero Cross → Golden Madonna of Essen → Pericopes of Henry II → Uta Codex → |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire history
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| patron |
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor → Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor → Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor → |
| precededBy |
Carolingian Renaissance
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| relatedTo |
Romanesque architecture
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medieval Christian art → |
| timePeriod |
10th century
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11th century → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ottonian Renaissance
("Ottonian architecture")
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church ("Ottonian architecture") → |
architecturalStyle |
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Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire
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artMovement |
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Carolingian Renaissance
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influenced |
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Hildesheim Cathedral
("Ottonian art")
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notableFor |
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Ottonian dynasty
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significantEvent |