Charlemagne Crowned Emperor
“Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Christmas Day 800. Pope Leo III lowers a gold crown onto Charlemagne's bowed head. Foreground shows Frankish nobles and Roman senators kneeling on the mosaic floor; midground reveals choirs and censer-bearers in white; the basilica's ancient frescoes glow in candlelight under the timber-trussed roof.”
