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A Bishop's Legacy: Adelhog and the Symbolism of Hildesheim’s Medieval Coin Bishop Adelhog (1170-1190), a figure largely obscured by the annals of twelfth-century Germany, nevertheless left an indelible mark on his diocese and, crucially, on artistic expression. Born in Hildesheim, a city steeped in ecclesiastical tradition, Adelhog ascended to the episcopacy in 1171, inheriting a role that extended beyond spiritual leadership – he actively oversaw the minting of silver coins bearing his likeness and emblem, cementing his place as a patron of art and shaping the visual culture of his time.…
A chart of adelhog's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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