A carved limewood reliquiary bust of a female saint

40 - A carved limewood reliquiary bust of a female saint

Spanish, 16th century Elfenbein-Plakette. Altersschäden, Fehlstellen. H. 52 cm Provenienz: Carved in the round. Various polychrome layers. With central oval opening to enclose a reliquary. On a square plinth. Overall some losses and chips to the decoration, the surface slightly dirty. Haar. Um ihren Hals trägt sie ein großes Medaillon, in dem sich einst eine Reliquie 52 cm high Muttergottesbild zeigt, das von zwei Engeln präsentiert wird. Die Umschrift lautet: "DOMENICO ANT E BRUNO". Reliquiare sind Behälter zum Aufbewahren von Reliquien. Vom 4. Provenance: A Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia Form des Behältnisses richteten sich nach Art und Größe der Reliquien. Im Mittelalter In the medieval period, the bones and body parts of saints, as well as fragments of their possessions, were all known as relics. They were kept in a shrine, or in special containers called reliquaries whose design sometimes evoked the relic itself. This empty reliquary portrays a young girl in a brocaded dress with a fashionable square-cut bodice. Her identity is unknown, but she probably represents a virgin martyr. Portrait busts became a widespread reliquary type. Reliquary bust portraiture was characteristic by its simplified abstracted forms. The face is softly modelled, the skin is treated in flesh colour with flushed cheeks and painted eyes. The hair is curly. The inset ivory plaque shows an image of the Mother of God supported by two angels. The inscription can be read "DOMENICO ANT E BRUNO". inscription can be read "DOMENICO ANT E BRUNO". Literatur: V. N. Tyazhelov: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moskau 2008, Abb. 149. Literatur: V. N. Tyazhelov: The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moskau 2008, Abb. 149.

Spanien, 16. Jh.

Catalogueprice: 7.000 - 9.000 €

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