Plate XXXVI · Reliquary
Vol. X (1953) · full-page plate
(da Trésors d'art de la Vallée de la Meuse,
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(fot. Sansanai)
(fot. Bildarchiv d. O. Nationalbibliothek)
Above left: RELIQUARY BOX. In the tympanum St. Gondulf; in the enamel quatrefoil Truth at the centre, and on the sides Justice, Charity, Faith and Hope (ca. 1160-70) - Brussels, Musée royal d'art et d'histoire. Above centre: RELIQUARY ARM IN SILVER AND ENAMELS (13th cent.) - Tournai, Exposition d'art religieux 1949. Above right: RELIQUARY IN THE FORM OF AN AEDICULA in gilded and enamelled copper. The foot is interrupted by a cubic knot with four medallions, in which Samson and the lion are depicted, in relief on a background of blue enamel (13th cent.) - Reims, Cathedral, Treasury. Below left: OSTENSORY RELIQUARY (15th cent.) - Liège, church of S. Giacomo. Below centre: RELIQUARY BUST OF ST. LUKE (15th cent.) - Basilica di S. Pietro, Treasury. Above right: OSTENSORY RELIQUARY WITH RELIC OF THE HOLY CROSS (18th cent.) - Heiligenkreuz.