Sacred Art & Iconography

The Coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III (Rijksmuseum, Brend'amour, 1870)

Wood engraving, Richard Brend'amour after Alfred Rethel, 1870, Rijksmuseum

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Divinity Atlas. "The Coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III (Rijksmuseum, Brend'amour, 1870)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/leoiii-rijks-rp-p-ob-22-457.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III (Rijksmuseum, Brend'amour, 1870). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/leoiii-rijks-rp-p-ob-22-457

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@misc{divinityatlas-the-coronation-of-charlemagne-by-pope-le,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Coronation of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III (Rijksmuseum, Brend'amour, 1870)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/leoiii-rijks-rp-p-ob-22-457},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A wood engraving by Richard Brend'amour, after Alfred Rethel's fresco cycle in Aachen's coronation hall, showing Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne as emperor on 25 December 800. Made in 1870 as part of a portfolio reproducing the fresco cycle. Held today by the Rijksmuseum.

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