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Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Esais (Isaiah), c. 1170-1180. Creator: Unknown.

Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Esais (Isaiah), c. 1170-1180. Creator: Unknown.

2-737-948 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Esais (Isaiah), c. 1170-1180. Once used as decorations for a reliquary shrine, each enamel plaque represents a biblical prophet: Isaiah, Zacharias, Elisha, and Hosea. Fine gold dots punctuate dark blue backgrounds. Typical of Hildesheim enamels, this detailing creates the illusion that the prophets sit against star-studded twilight skies.

Image Details

Medium
  1. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Picture Type
  1. Enamel

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3319x3755
File Size : 36,513kb

Aliases

  1. 1950.574.a
  1. 127945
  1. 0940012128
  1. 1950.574.a
  1. 2-737-948
  1. 2737948

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