Reliquary in the form of a triptych
Also titled Reliekhouder in de vorm van een vleugelaltaar
c. 1400 - 1410
- Medium
- gold (metal), email
- Classification
- reliquary
- Dimensions
- height 12.5 cm x width 12.7 cm x width 7 cm x depth 2.6 cm x weight 378 g
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
This miniature altar is one of the most beautiful examples of French goldsmiths’ work from the period around 1400. It doubtless belonged to someone associated with the Paris court. Seeing Christ’s tormented body, the owner could meditate on his sufferings at any time.
