View asset onlyCharlemagne is destroying the Irmin– sulCharlemagne King of the Franks (768–814)Holy Roman Emperor (since 800); 747–814.– “Charlemagne is destroying the Irminsul" (great pillar), (772 near Eresburg in Westphalia) fresco, 1879/97,by Hermann Wislicenus (1825–1899).Goslar, Kaiserpfalz, Reichssaal, southwall.IdentifierAKG333802ArtistHERMANN WISLICENUSSourceSchadachCredit lineakg-images / SchadachEvent date772Image date1879Time Period1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.8TH CENTURYMIDDLE AGESTopicARTCAROLINGIANSCHRISTIANIZATIONEMPERORFRANCONIAN EMPIREGERMAN ARTGERMANIC PEOPLESHISTORICISMHISTORYHISTORY PAINTINGIMPERIAL PALACEKINGPERSONPORTRAITSCENEWILHELMINIAN ARTGeographyGERMANYGOSLARIRMINSULREICHSSAALWESTPHALIAPersonCHARLEMAGNETechniqueFRESCOMURAL PAINTING ; WALL PAINTINGPAINTING (TECHNIQUE)Size4961px × 2859px (40 MB) 42.0 cm × 24.2 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats8890px × 5123px (130 MB) TIFF75.3 cm × 43.4 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
