Golden cross with relic from the collection of the Soeurs de Notre-Dame de Namur, displayed at an exhibition of religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, photograph, page, number: '1', photographer: Joseph Maes, Mechelen, 1864, paper, albumen print, height 269 mm x width 175 mm, relics (and reliquaries), piece of sculpture (precious metals, arts), Period, A tall ornate metal cross mounted on an elaborately decorated stand fills the frame, with a vertical shaft and a transverse beam forming a cross shape adorned with circular medallions featuring portrait-like images and textured decorative elements; the vertical shaft shows repeated small raised motifs and additional medallions, and the top and ends of the horizontal arm have pointed triangular extensions. The stand beneath the cross is highly detailed with sculpted figures and winged motifs, curved supports rising to meet the central column, and small rounded feet resting on a flat surface. The backgr...
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Golden cross with relic from the collection of the Soeurs de Notre-Dame de Namur, displayed at an exhibition of religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, photograph, page, number: '1', photographer: Joseph Maes, Mechelen, 1864, paper, albumen print, height 269 mm x width 175 mm, relics (and reliquaries), piece of sculpture (precious metals, arts), Period, A tall ornate metal cross mounted on an elaborately decorated stand fills the frame, with a vertical shaft and a transverse beam forming a cross shape adorned with circular medallions featuring portrait-like images and textured decorative elements; the vertical shaft shows repeated small raised motifs and additional medallions, and the top and ends of the horizontal arm have pointed triangular extensions. The stand beneath the cross is highly detailed with sculpted figures and winged motifs, curved supports rising to meet the central column, and small rounded feet resting on a flat surface. The background is plain and light, and the photograph shows the object centered with visible photographic borders.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A78_114

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57.7Mo (6.8Mo) / 31.8cm x 45.4cm / 3756 x 5366 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Golden cross relic collection Soeurs de Notre-Dame de Namur displayed exhibition religious objects Middle Ages Renaissance 1864 Mechelen photograph page number 1 photographer Joseph Maes paper albumen print height 269 mm x width 175 mm relics reliquaries piece sculpture precious metals arts Period tall ornate metal cross mounted elaborately decorated stand fills frame vertical shaft transverse beam forming cross shape adorned circular medallions featuring portrait- images textured decorative elements repeated small raised motifs additional medallions top ends horizontal arm pointed triangular extensions stand beneath cross highly detailed sculpted figures winged motifs curved supports rising meet central column small rounded feet resting flat surface background plain light object centered visible photographic borders

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