Illustrations of Saint Matthew in the Lindisfarne Gospels and Charlemagne

Abstract: This 5 page report discusses the ways in which unknown artists of the 8th and 9th centuries depicted St. Matthew in two different illuminated texts. What such different representations illustrate is the different ways in which Christianity was introduced in the region and the ways in which it evolved. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Catagory: Artists, Art Genre, & Famous Works Of Art

Subcatagory: Art & Architecture

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