Reliquary Collection

Paris, France - La Sainte Chapelle. Date: 19th century

The Duke of Normandy Guillaume the Conquerant (1027-1087
JLJ4632785 The Duke of Normandy Guillaume the Conquerant (1027-1087) made a knight Harold who took an oath of loyalty on two reliquaries Detail of the Tapestry of Bayeux or Embroidery of Queen

Collegiate church. Interior. Baptist chapel (Capilla del Baptisterio y de las Reliquias de la Colegiata de Pastrana)
6267479 Collegiate church. Interior. Baptist chapel (Capilla del Baptisterio y de las Reliquias de la Colegiata de Pastrana). Reliquary bust of Saint Teresa. Polychrome wood

Medieval Christian Reliquary
5304598 Medieval Christian Reliquary.; (add.info.: Medieval Christian Reliquary, from Iceland, 13th century, Gothic.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A selection of Renaissance jewellery including a gold chain, an oval amethyst cameo and two reliquary pendants, c
1766467 A selection of Renaissance jewellery including a gold chain, an oval amethyst cameo and two reliquary pendants, c

The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving)
8644841 The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages)

Reliquary buckle plate, Merovingian period, 2nd half of the 6th century. Dim of the loop: 9x4x1cm. Bone loop
JEB4896955 Reliquary buckle plate, Merovingian period, 2nd half of the 6th century. Dim of the loop: 9x4x1cm. Bone loop. Leather belt. Musee de l'hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun

Reliquary statue of Saint Mark Anonymous sculpture in golden and painted wood of the 17th century. Dim
JEB4846594 Reliquary statue of Saint Mark Anonymous sculpture in golden and painted wood of the 17th century. Dim. 105x45x35 cm Chapel of Saint Alexis

Costumes of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church: the Augustine nuns (Augustine religious order), late 18th century
NWI4960583 Costumes of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church: the Augustine nuns (Augustine religious order), late 18th century

Byzantine cross (gold and stones) of the treasor of the cathedrale of Tournai, Belgium
ETI4396802 Byzantine cross (gold and stones) of the treasor of the cathedrale of Tournai, Belgium.; (add.info.: Byzantine cross (gold and stones) of the treasor of the cathedrale of Tournai

Reliquary in the shape of a young woman's bust, circa 1380-1420 - Chromolithography
FLO4643599 Reliquary in the shape of a young woman's bust, circa 1380-1420 - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903), for his book "Costumes

Japanese wedding ceremony. A monk presides over the marriage in a shrine to the goddess of virginity while musicians
FLO4622858 Japanese wedding ceremony. A monk presides over the marriage in a shrine to the goddess of virginity while musicians play on gongs and koto harp

Japanese Shinto fortune teller preaching to a crowd of men with tonsured hair (chonmage)
FLO4622857 Japanese Shinto fortune teller preaching to a crowd of men with tonsured hair (chonmage). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique

Eltenberg Reliquary - Rhine Valley. Late 12th century (sculpture)
535154 Eltenberg Reliquary - Rhine Valley. Late 12th century (sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Jewellery, gold loop and garnets, treasure of the Basilica of Tongeren in Belgium, Merovingian goldsmith
ETI4396778 Jewellery, gold loop and garnets, treasure of the Basilica of Tongeren in Belgium, Merovingian goldsmith.; (add.info.: Jewellery, gold loop and garnets)

Gold and silver reliquary, 1400-1450 - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903)
FLO4643766 Gold and silver reliquary, 1400-1450 - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903), for his book "Costumes

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072614 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072613 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072619 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Gothic architecture. Histoire de Charlemagne (detail): Charlemagne (742-814) offers its relics in Aachen
JEB4844852 Gothic architecture. Histoire de Charlemagne (detail): Charlemagne (742-814) offers its relics in Aachen. Stained glass of the northern ambulatory, absidial

Reliquary of the Order of the Trinitarians. 17th century Marseille, Museum of History
JEB4901221 Reliquary of the Order of the Trinitarians. 17th century Marseille, Museum of History; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Order of the Trinitarians)

Reliquary statue of Saint Barthelemy Anonymous sculpture in golden and painted wood of the 17th century. Dim
JEB4846584 Reliquary statue of Saint Barthelemy Anonymous sculpture in golden and painted wood of the 17th century. Dim. 67x50x30 cm Church of Our Lady of Nazareth

Reliquary of St. Andrew the Apostle, silver with gold plate, pearls, over 200 gems and 6 emeralds set on a bronze base
LEE267400 Reliquary of St. Andrew the Apostle, silver with gold plate, pearls, over 200 gems and 6 emeralds set on a bronze base (also see 58558); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072617 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Otto II and his wife Theophano being blessed by Christ, ivory carving on a box, reliquary
7278134 Otto II and his wife Theophano being blessed by Christ, ivory carving on a box, reliquary; Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto II and his wife Theophano being blessed by Christ)

Reliquary statue of Saint Liberat Anonymous sculpture in golden and painted wood of the 17th century. Dim
JEB4846589 Reliquary statue of Saint Liberat Anonymous sculpture in golden and painted wood of the 17th century. Dim. 67x50x30 cm Church of Our Lady of Nazareth

Germany, Palatinate Rhenanie, Treve: The interior of the Cathedrale Saint Peter de Treves with the relics of the Holy
LUX4712439 Germany, Palatinate Rhenanie, Treve: The interior of the Cathedrale Saint Peter de Treves with the relics of the Holy Tunic, 1891; (add.info.: Germany, Palatinate Rhenanie)

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072615 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072611 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072610 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Inside view, painted wooden reliquary of Saint Lambert of Liege, ca 1800
7241968 Inside view, painted wooden reliquary of Saint Lambert of Liege, ca 1800; Brakel, East Flanders, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Parochiekerk Sint-Lambertus), Interior Parike

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072616 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Reliquary of Saint Philip of Neri (Filippo Neri, 1515-1595), founder of the Oratory in gold wood of anonymous
JEB4897914 Reliquary of Saint Philip of Neri (Filippo Neri, 1515-1595), founder of the Oratory in gold wood of anonymous realisation. Dim. 62x25x20 cm

Reliquary buckle plate, Merovingian period (detail), 2nd half of the 6th century. Dim of the loop in cm 9x4x1. Bones
JEB4905511 Reliquary buckle plate, Merovingian period (detail), 2nd half of the 6th century. Dim of the loop in cm 9x4x1. Bones. Musee de l'hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun

Dominique de Guzman (sculpture)
CUL4938927 Dominique de Guzman (sculpture); Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: Dominique de Guzman - DOMINIC, Domingo de Guzman, Saint (1170-1221)

Reliquary crown of the two Holy Spines of the treasure of the diocesan museum of the Cathedrale Saint Aubain de Namur
ETI4396783 Reliquary crown of the two Holy Spines of the treasure of the diocesan museum of the Cathedrale Saint Aubain de Namur in Belgium

Chinese peasants worshipping at a temple in the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri
FLO4622427 Chinese peasants worshipping at a temple in the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Costumes 15th century: Italian men's fashion - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck
FLO4643959 Costumes 15th century: Italian men's fashion - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903), for his book "Costumes

The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving)
8644840 The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages)

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072618 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Native Americans of Paraguay converted by Jesuits shown wearing clothes, plowing the land, spinning yarn
FLO4621283 Native Americans of Paraguay converted by Jesuits shown wearing clothes, plowing the land, spinning yarn, and living in a timber house with a shrine to the Virgin Mary and Jesus

The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving)
8644836 The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Industrial Arts during the Middle Ages)

Reliquary of Saint Mary Magdalene, Basilica of Vezelay (photography)
6435281 Reliquary of Saint Mary Magdalene, Basilica of Vezelay (photography); Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vezelay, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of Saint Mary Magdalene)

Reliquary of the True Cross, known as the Byzantine Cross, of the treasure of the cathedrale Notre Dame, Tournai
ETI4396776 Reliquary of the True Cross, known as the Byzantine Cross, of the treasure of the cathedrale Notre Dame, Tournai, Belgium

Arrived in France of the treasure of Saint Louis today Relics of the Holy Chapel
ELD4959566 Arrived in France of the treasure of Saint Louis today Relics of the Holy Chapel, composed of the crown of thorns of Christ, a fragment of the True Cross

Detail of the reliquary called de Vivant - Denon (object)
5944672 Detail of the reliquary called de Vivant - Denon (object); Musee-Hotel Bertrand, Chateauroux, France; (add.info.: Art France Detail of the reliquary called de Vivant - Denon presenting part)

Reliquary statue of Sainte Foy, 985
AIS5382167 Reliquary statue of Sainte Foy, 985; Church of St. Foy, Conques, France; (add.info.: Romanesque art: reliquary statue of Sainte Foy (Saint Foy) in gold and precious stones. 985.).

Reliquary called de Vivant - Denon, late 15th beg 16th century (object)
5944669 Reliquary called de Vivant - Denon, late 15th beg 16th century (object); 44 cm; Musee-Hotel Bertrand, Chateauroux

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"Discover the mesmerizing world of reliquaries, where history and art intertwine. Step into La Sainte Chapelle in Paris, France, and be awestruck by the intricate craftsmanship of the reliquaries housed within its walls. Among them is the reliquary of The Duke of Normandy Guillaume the Conquerant, a masterpiece from the 12th century that exudes regal elegance. Immerse yourself in religious devotion as you gaze upon Thomas Becket's reliquary, a precious artifact dating back to 1200. Its ornate design reflects both faith and reverence for this revered saint. Continue your journey at Invalides in Paris, where you will encounter Tombeau de Napoleon II and Tombeau de Napoleon. These grandiose reliquaries pay homage to one of history's most iconic figures – Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Witness "The Triumph of the Church, " an oil painting from after 1628 that depicts angels surrounding a magnificent reliquary. This artwork serves as a testament to the significance placed on these sacred objects throughout centuries. Travel further back in time to Basilica di Santa Prassede and marvel at The Column of Flagellation. This extraordinary relic transports you to ancient times when such artifacts held immense spiritual power. Delve into medieval enchantment with enamel and illuminated manuscripts created by unknown artists in 1898. These delicate works showcase meticulous attention to detail while preserving religious stories for generations to come. Venture beyond borders to Kandy, Sri Lanka, where Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket reside. Revered by Buddhists worldwide, this exquisite reliquary holds great spiritual significance within its golden embrace. Finally, explore inner panel paintings like Reliquary of the doors of Santa Maria della Scala from 1445 – an oil on panel masterpiece that encapsulates divine beauty through vibrant colors and intricate brushwork. Reliquaries are not mere containers; they are vessels of history, faith, and artistry.