Christ in majesty

Bookbinding plate

Description

On display - room 6

12th century

High Middle Ages

Technical data

Inventory number

Cl. 13070

Width

13,6 cm

Height

23,6 cm

Medium

Goldsmithery

Method of acquisition

Acquired in 1893

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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.

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

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Apostles from the Sainte-Chapelle

1243-1248

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

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13th century

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

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13th century

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

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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.

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First half of the 13th century

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13th century

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The coronation of Otto II and Theophano

Circa 982-983

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

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White fabric with blue stripes and blue-and-white patterns of unicorns facing each other. Front view.

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Polychrome wooden sculpture of a standing angel musician playing the lute. Front view on a neutral background.

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