Caption

Silver reliquary from the Saint-Pierre church in Champagnac-le-Vieux, Reliquaire en argent doré, photograph, page, number: 'PL. 9.', inscription: 'appartenant a l'eglise de Champagnax-le-Vieux.', photographer: Hippolyte Malègue, France, c. 1850 - in or before 1857, Hippolyte Malègue, photographer, paper, salted paper print, height 180 mm x width 124 mm, relics (and reliquaries), A grayscale photograph of an ornate freestanding object resembling a decorative reliquary on a pedestal, centered on a plain light background; the top section has a pointed, triangular roof with carved floral and scrollwork details and a small finial at its peak, and below that a rectangular recessed panel framed by intricate molded ornamentation; the midsection narrows into a sculpted stem with rounded decorative elements and carved patterns, leading to a faceted bulbous node with geometric and floral motifs; the base flares outward into a broad, flat, slightly raised platform with a beveled edge and subtle beading along the perimeter.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B06_341

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40.6Mb (4.2Mb) / 9.6in x 16.3in / 2892 x 4902 (300dpi)

Keywords

Silver reliquary Saint-Pierre church Champagnac-le-Vieux Reliquaire en argent doré photograph page number Pl 9 inscription appartenant l'eglise de Champagnax-le-Vieux photographer Hippolyte Malègue France c 1850 - 1857 paper salted paper print height 180 mm x width 124 mm relics reliquaries grayscale photograph ornate freestanding object resembling decorative reliquary pedestal centered plain light background top section pointed triangular roof carved floral scrollwork details small finial peak rectangular recessed panel framed intricate molded ornamentation midsection narrows sculpted stem rounded decorative elements carved patterns leading faceted bulbous node geometric floral motifs base flares outward broad flat slightly raised platform beveled edge subtle beading perimeter