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Magdeburg Ivories 962-968: Otto the Great's Art for Instruction and Power

Explore the exquisite ivory plaques crafted in Milan by Otto the Great for Magdeburg Cathedral. Learn how these artworks served as educational tools and symbols of authority, depicting scenes from the New Testament. Discover their significance in showcasing Christ's secular power and biblical narratives.

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Magdeburg Ivories 962-968: Otto the Great's Art for Instruction and Power

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  1. Magdeburg Ivories962-968What scripture is to the educated, images are to the ignorant. –Pope Gregory • For the decoration of the Magdeburg Cathedral, Otto the Great had a group of ivory plaques made in Milan. • They were all once part of the same object - either an antependium, a bishop's throne, or a pulpit - that Otto donated for the newly built cathedral. • It is likely that the occasion of the donation was the raising of Magdeburg to an archbishopric in 968. • They are wonderful to look at, because they are intended to instruct, report, and remind the viewer of key events or lessons from the New Testament. • These ivories are also used by Otto the Great as a way to authorize his power as Christ’s secular representative.

  2. Otto I Presenting Magdeburg Cathedral to Christ from Magdeburg Ivories962-968

  3. Peter Find the Tribute Money in a Fish from Magdeburg Ivories962-968 This image is often read by rulers as a biblical justification for taxing the citizenery.

  4. Raising of Lazarus from Magdeburg Ivories962-968

  5. The Resurrection of the Youth from Naim from Magdeburg Ivories962-968

  6. Healing of the Man Possessed by Demons from Magdeburg Ivories962-968

  7. Multiplication of the Loaves from Magdeburg Ivories962-968

  8. Christ Among the Apostles with Doubting Thomas from Magdeburg Ivories962-968 John 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."

  9. Christ with the Apostles and a Child from Magdeburg Ivories962-968 Matthew 19:14: Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

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