Chalice of Gondar the Precentor Description Salamanca, Ignacio Montero, Ca. 1753. Melted and chiseled gold It is a rococo chalice, richly decorated with Jacobean motifs combined with Eucharistic symbolism, and allegorical and plant elements. It was named after Canon...
Chalice of Archbishop Monroy Description Rome, Ca. 1685. Gilded silver One of the most outstanding sacred vessels of the Cathedral Treasure is the so-called Chalice of Archbishop Monroy, whose weapons appear on a silver plate added after the creation of this piece,...
Cape of the Apostle Saint James Description Salamanca, Juan de Figueroa, 1704. Silver, gilded silver and gemstones. In 1211, on the occasion of the solemn consecration of the Compostela Cathedral, Master Mateo completed his project in the cathedral with a seated image...
Saint James the Pilgrim from Geoffroy Coquatrix Description Paris, Royal Workshop, Ca. 1321. Gold, gold-plated silver and enamels As it appears in the scroll that the figure carries in his left hand, it is a pilgrimage offering of the Parisian Geoffroy Coquatrix, an...
Reliquary bust of Saint James the Less Description Santiago de Compostela, Attributed to Rodrigo Eáns, 1332. Gilded silver, gemstones, and enamels In 1116, Queen Urraca seized this relic, brought years before from Jerusalem to Braga; thus becoming, since then, the...
Saint James the Pilgrim from Iohannes Roucel Description Paris, Ca. 1400. Gilded silver and silver, gilded copper and enamels The broad base of this statuette shows the pilgrimage offering of the French knight Johannes Roucel (Jean de Roussay) and his wife Johana,...
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