Circular Reliquary with Domed Roof and Relics of Saints Godehard and Bernward
1375/1400
Medium
Silver gilt and rock crystal
Dimensions
H.: 40.6 cm (16 in.)
Classification
silver
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
29723
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This reliquary monstrance displaying relics of Saint Anne and of Saints Bernward and Godehard of Hildesheim was part of the so-called Welfenschatz, or Guelph Treasure, from the collegiate church of Saint Blaise in Braunschweig, Germany. This collection of luxury liturgical objects dating from the 11th to the 15th centuries was assembled under the patronage of the Brunons and the Guelphs, families who served as the Dukes of Saxony in the Middle Ages. The treasure remained largely intact into the ...
About the Artist
Unknown
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