Reliquary cross with relics of the True Cross

Description

Not on display

13th century

High Middle Ages

Technical data

Inventory number

Cl. 998

Width

21,2 cm

Height

57,5 cm

Medium

Goldsmithery

Method of acquisition

Alexandre Du Sommerard collection

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Round stained glass window with a red border and blue background. In the foreground, a man is mounted on a lion.

Stained glass from the Sainte-Chapelle, Samson and the Lion, Cl. 23723 © GrandPalaisRmn / Franck Raux

Stained glasses from the Sainte-Chapelle

1243-1248

Stone sculpture of a standing apostle with a melancholic face. Front view on a neutral background.

The “melancholic” Apostle from the Sainte-Chapelle, Cl. 18665 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Apostles from the Sainte-Chapelle

1243-1248

Carved stone altarpiece with traces of polychromy: Crucifixion framed by multiple figures. Front view.

Saint Germer altarpiece, Cl. 18749 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Saint Germer altarpiece

13th century

Polychrome wood sculpture depicting the Virgin with her hand raised. Front view on a neutral background.

The Virgin at Calvary, Cl. 2368 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Virgin and Saint John from a Descent from the Cross

First half of the 13th century

Sculpted and fragmented head depicting a man with curly beard wearing a hat. Front-facing stone sculpture.

Head of the king of Judah No. 6, Notre-Dame de Paris, Cl. 22988 © GrandPalaisRmn / René-Gabriel Ojeda

Heads of the kings of Judah

First half of the 13th century

Stone capital decorated with flat-leaf parsley motifs. Front photograph.

Capital with trefoil leaves, Cl. 19559 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Four capitals (trefoil leaves, holly leaves, vine leaves, ivy leaves)

13th century

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Object composed of two engraved glass plaques. The lower register depicts the Virgin and Child. The upper register features a small plaque with a young girl and a unicorn.

Virgin and Child, Young girl with a unicorn, Cl. 13093 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Virgin and Child, Young girl with a unicorn

Circa 1370

Carved ivory plaque depicting a haloed man between two figures, placing his hands on their heads. Front view.

The coronation of Otto II and Theophano, Cl. 392 © GrandPalaisRmn / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

The coronation of Otto II and Theophano

Circa 982-983

Fragment of blue fabric embroidered with red and gold: medallions featuring a human-headed animal and a rider holding a falcon and a rabbit. Front view.

Fragment from the Shroud of Saint Lazarus, Cl. 21865 © GrandPalaisRmn / René-Gabriel Ojeda

Fragment of the Shroud of Saint Lazarus

11th century

Stone sculpture depicting a man draped in an ancient toga, with his left hand folded and a short beard. Front view.

Priest of Sarapis known as Julian the Apostate, Cl. 18830 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Franck Raux

Priest of Sarapis known as Julian the Apostate

2nd century - 4th century

Tapestry depicting two narrative scenes. Front view.

Tapestries of the story of Saint Stephen, Piece I, The Martyrdom of Saint Etienne, Cl. 20200
© GrandPalaisRmn / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Tapestries of the story of saint Stephen

Between 1500 and 1509

Metal knife with a handle engraved with the coat of arms and motto of Philip the Good. Front photograph.

Knife with the insignia of Philip the Good, Cl. 22193 © GrandPalaisRmn / René-Gabriel Ojeda

Knife with the insignia of Philip the Good

15th century

Painting depicting a woman holding a book in a room displaying medieval armors and weapons. Front view.

The arms gallery at the Musée de Cluny, Cl. 23882 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

The arms gallery at the Musée de Cluny

1883

Illuminated manuscript leaf: Nativity surrounded by figures and animals, framed by vegetal borders. Front view.

Illuminated manuscript: Nativity with Saint Cecilia, Cl. 23876 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Illuminated manuscript: Nativity with Saint Cecilia

15th century

Perforated metal plaque: central lamb surrounded by four figures carrying jugs, framed by inscriptions. Front view.

Plaque of the Four Rivers of Paradise, Cl. 1362 © GrandPalaisRmn / Franck Raux

Plaque of the Four Rivers of Paradise

12th century