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The statuette consists of three parts: the horse, the rider's body with the saddle, and the rider's head. It has a total height of 24 cm. The rider is depicted with a moustache, an open crown on his head, a sword in his right hand (lost), an imperial orb in his left hand, and a riding cloak fastened with a fibula.
Charles the Bald (French: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). [1]
Photographer unknown but probably Charles Marville. Undated, dates assigned from time of Haussman's renovation of Paris. Title hand inscribed on label adhered to portfolio page beneath image. References: Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010099888 ; Panorama de l'art ID: statuette-equestre-de-charlemagne-ou-charles-le-chauve ; Authority file:
First Bible of Charles the Bald or Vivian Bible 845/846 Tours Bible; eight full-page miniatures, four canon tables, 87 initials Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Ms. lat. 1 Prayer book of Charles the Bald between 846 and 869 Court School of Charles the Bald Oldest royal prayer book; two full-page miniatures, one full-page decorative initial
The book contains 444 parchment folios.The page size is 430 by 335 mm (16.9 by 13.1 in) and divided into 2 columns of 52 lines per page written in Latin. [1] The manuscript is decorated with 74 large, painted initials with the incipits of the various chapters written in golden uncials or capitals.
Charles, Prince of Wales, standing in a kitchen with a goat statue King Charles’ ‘unique’ school project from more than 50 years ago — a hand-painted pottery goat — is set to fetch an ...
The stonemason who sculpted a statue of the Queen for the entrance to York Minster said it was his first portrait piece. In front of hundreds of people outside the 850-year-old cathedral, the King ...
Ermentrude of Orléans and Charles II, also known as "The Bald", married in 842. Their children were: Judith (844–870 or later), Queen of Wessex by her marriages with Kings Æthelwulf and Æthelbald, Countess of Flanders by her marriage with Margrave Baldwin I; Louis II of West Francia, also known as "The Stammerer" (846–879) [18]