Utrecht Psalter
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Reinventing the Illustrated Narrative
There has never been a period in art history that has been so misnamed as the Dark Ages. Sure it was viewed as a time in between the fall of the powerful Roman Empire and the start of the evolving of nations in Europe, the medieval times had no shortage of incredible artwork. In fact, the artwork of the Dark Ages is extremely unique and original in its context and execution. Some of the more notable artworks would have to be the abbey church of St. Philibert, the crown of King Recceswinth in Madrid, the Golden Madonna of Essen, and the Utrecht Psalter This essay will be covering the latter of the works, the Utrecht Psalter, in which is an illustrated book of holy passages. The Utrecht Psalter is known as the Book of the Psalms, and my focus is on the particular Psalm 43. The portion in which I drafted was of a detail of folio 25 rectos from the Utrecht Psalter. The book is from Hautvillers, France and has been interpreted to be made around 820-835 A.D. The actual artist is anonymous but the style of the work can be traced to the works of Saint Matthews of the Ebbo Gospels from the same "School of Reims"...