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Anglo-Saxon art
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Anglo-Saxon art covers art produced within the Anglo-Saxon period of English history, beginning with the Migration period style that the Anglo-Saxons brought with them from the continent in the 5th ce
Shoulder-clasps from Sutton Hoo, early 7th century
Shoulder-clasps from Sutton Hoo, early 7th century
11th century walrus ivory cross reliquary (Victoria & Albert Museum)
11th century walrus ivory cross reliquary (Victoria & Albert Museum)
Bird from the Sutton Hoo shield (part replica)
Bird from the Sutton Hoo shield (part replica)
The evangelist portrait and Incipit to Matthew from the Stockholm Codex Aureus, one of the "Tiberius group", show the Northumbrian Insular and classic
The evangelist portrait and Incipit to Matthew from the Stockholm Codex Aureus, one of the "Tiberius group", show the Northumbrian Insular and classicising continental styles that combined and competed in early Anglo-Saxon manuscripts. It was probably made in Canterbury.
Bayeux Tapestry
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The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, led by William, Duke of Normandy
Anglo-Saxon art
…Anglicanum ("English work") was already recognised as the finest embroidery in Europe, although only a few pieces from the Anglo-Saxon period remain – the Bayeux Tapestry is a rather different sort of embroidery, on a far larger scale. As in most of Europe at the time, metalwork was the most highly regarded form of art…
First half of the tapestry, depicting the events leading up to the Norman invasion (scroll left to right)
First half of the tapestry, depicting the events leading up to the Norman invasion (scroll left to right)
Second half of the tapestry, depicting the Norman army crossing the English Channel and the Battle of Hastings (scroll left to right)
Second half of the tapestry, depicting the Norman army crossing the English Channel and the Battle of Hastings (scroll left to right)
Detail of Bishop Odo of Bayeux
Detail of Bishop Odo of Bayeux
Montfaucon / Benoît drawing showing King Harold's death
Montfaucon / Benoît drawing showing King Harold's death