Coronation of Otto II and Theophanu National Museum of the Middle Ages, Paris, France

Ivory
Ivory relief of Christ crowning Emperor Otto II (973-83) and his wife Theophanu. Otto married Theophanu, niece of the Eastern Roman Emperor John I Tzimisces, on April 14, 972, and became sole emperor in 973. The subject and composition strongly indicate the work of a Byzantine artist working in the West, and illustrate the close ties between the two cultures in the early Middle Ages. Holly Hayes all photos →

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Title
Coronation of Otto II and Theophanu
Dates
c. 973

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Page Title
Coronation of Otto II and Theophanu
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 11, 2012
Last Updated
July 14, 2023