Flemish 1850 Carved Sculpture Triptych Emperor Charlemagne Enthroned

A carved triptych of emperor Charlemagne. Beautiful triptych sculpture from Flemish origin made in the second quarter 19th Century, circa 1850. It was carefully carved with two ‘swinging doors which enable two different functions. When closed, the sculpture represents the crowned standing figure of the emperor Charlemagne, dressed in long ropes holding a globe and a scepter. When is open, it shows the emperor enthroned and crowned with the images of the imperial eagle. All this surrounded by people, as subjects, advisors, a cardinal standing, a knight and the figure of a crowned king kneeling and presenting his standard. The piece is exceptionally executed with fabulous intricate details. Charlemagne He was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the majority of Western Central Europe and was the first recognized emperor to rule in the west after the fall of the Western Roman Empire approximately three centuries earlier. Charlemagne's rule saw a program of political and social changes that had a lasting impact on Europe in the Middle Ages. In 800, Charlemagne was crowned as emperor in Rome by Pope Leo III. While historians' debate about the exact significance of the coronation, the title represented the height of the prestige and authority he had achieved. Charlemagne's position as the first emperor in the West in ove