The reliquary, characterized along the shaft by a thick decoration called "repoussè", was probably produced at the time of the wedding of the emperor Andronicus III of Byzantium Palaeologus to Giovanna di Savoia (who then adopted the name of Anna). Shortly thereafter it was placed in the church of the Genoese colony who, since 1273, had settled in the Constantinopolitan suburb of Pera.
In previous years to mark St Andrew's day I posted St Andrew's Day , The Order of St Andrew the First Called and The Order of the Thi...
Spectacular silver glass-fronted reliquary decorated with intricate filigree wire ornamentation and housing significant first-class ex ossibus (of the...
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Tantissime immagini per fare un miliardo di attività. Fra queste vi elenco alcune molto divertenti: Potete ritagliarle, plastificarle e dare un'immagine singola ad un bambino e un'altra immagine singola ad un altro bambino. Ad esempio ad uno consegno la porta e ad un altro la maniglia. Il gioco consiste nell'individuare quale bambino ha
Relics of Guru Gobind Singh Ji will be made available from May 6 for Sikh devotees to view. These relics were with descendants of Patiala and Nabha Riasat
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
St. Catherine of Bologna, her body on display.
SACRED GEOMETERY-RELIQUARY Carved olive wood, nails, pen nibs, relic, wax, mica, pottery, coin, shell. Ethiopian and Coptic bindings 8 x 10.5 x 1.75 inches
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Sacred liturgy and liturgical arts. Liturgical history and theology. The movements for the Usus Antiquior and Reform of the Reform.
This reliquary resembles a miniature Gothic church, complete with gargoyles. It is crowned by a figure of the Evangelist Luke, with his attribute, or symbol, the ox. A relic or small piece of a saint's body would have been contained in a rock crystal cylinder (now missing). Relics were collected during the Middle Ages. They were often the most prized possessions of kings and noblemen and the beginning of many family collections. They continued to be collected in the 1600s.
Works of art available online from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art tell stories of plagues and pandemics of the past, and how humanity survived them.
Saint Bernward of Hildesheim During the Middle Ages, few individuals did more to support and develop the arts than Saint Bernward of Hildesheim. Considered one the era’s greatest patrons of the arts,1 Saint Bernward’s legacy included the commissioning of Hildesheim Cathedral’s monumental bronze doors2 and the construction of the abbey church of Saint Michael in…
Berlin: at the Bode Museum a show titled 'Beyond campare' juxtaposes traditional African art pieces with the museum's permanent collection of European Medieval and Renaissance art.
Figure Reliquary of St Stephen Late 12th century France Wood, silver gilt, gemstones, bloodstone, glass; first Christian martyr, St Stephen But the monumentality and the inner tension, combined with masterfully executed decoration, make it one of the unquestioned masterpieces of Romanesque art. The figure holds a receptacle for relics, decorated with a cameo carved into bloodstone, which is considered to be Byzantine.
Head reliquary of St. Martin. Gilt silver and copper, basse-taille enamel over silver (restored in the 20th century), made in Avignon (?), late 14th century. From the church of Soudeilles (Corrèze, France)
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