3. THE FINAL DEFEAT OF ICONOCLASM and the resumption of lavish artistic patronage came about in the late ninth century under the Macedonian dynasty. In a mosaic in the Church of St Sophia in Constantinople the Emperor Leo VI is shown prostrated before Christ. The humility of the Emperor reflects his role as an intermediary between God and the empire.
4. THE FRANK AGILBERT illustrates the close connections between the various northern churches. He was trained in Ireland, became bishop in Wessex, was present at the Synod of Whitby, and ended his days as bishop of Paris. His tomb is now at Jouarre, east of Paris. The closest sculptural parallels to this vivid portrayal of human souls at the Last Judgement are to be found in Northumbria.