Title
The Genoa Cathedral
Caption
Genova, Duomo (Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo), Cappella di San Giovanni Battista:
"Arca delle reliquie di San Giovanni Battista/particolare di Erodiade che riceve la testa del Battista" (1217/1225 ca.) del Maestro dell’Arca del Battista (Francia, prima metà sec. XIII).
L’urna ha la forma di un edificio religioso ed è concepito in modo da poter essere sollevato per permettere la visione del reliquiario d’argento visibile dal foro centrale a quadrifoglio. Tale reliquiario si ritiene che contenesse le ceneri del Santo, portate a Genova nel 1098.
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Genoa, Duomo (St. Lawrence Cathedral),St. St. John the Baptist Chapel:
"The Ark of the relics of St. St. John the Baptist/detail of Herodias receiving the head of St. John the Baptist" (ca. 1217/1225) by the Master of the Ark of the Baptist (France, first half of the 13th century).
The Ark has the form of a religious building and is designed so that it can be raised to allow the vision of the silver shrine visible from the central hole. This shrine is believed to contain the ashes of the saint, brought to Genoa in 1098.
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo (Duomo, Genova (GE)/Genoa, Liguria, Italia/Italy
Date
Mar 21, 2010
Credit line
Ghigo Roli/Photo12
Reference
GHR21A00_305
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,2Mb (2,5Mb) / 18,7in x 12,5in / 5616 x 3744 (300dpi)
Keywords
Erodiade Herodias St. John The Baptist Arte Art Arte medioevale Medieval art Bassorilievo Bas Relief Genova Genoa Il Duecento The 13th Century Italia Italy Liguria Marmo Marble Opera d'arte Artwork Religione Religion Reliquia Relic Reliquiario Shrine Rilievo Relief S. Giovanni Battista Santo Saint Scultura Sculpture XIII secolo XIII Century Cappella Chapel Cattedrale Cathedral Duomo Cattedrale di S. Lorenzo Cathedral of St. Lawrence Arca Ark Urna Urn Arte sacra Sacred Art Reliquiario Reliquary Casket Lipsanoteca Testa Head Erodiade Herodias
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