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Bust-reliquary of Saint Cornelius, Patron Saint of animal husbandry, wearing the papal Tiara. Gold, silver, and pearls (1350-1360) Height: 78 cm November 8th
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Bust-reliquary of Saint Cornelius, Patron Saint of animal husband...

"Goldenes Roessl" (Golden Horse). Altar (1404). King Charles VI adoring Virgin Mary and child, a stable boy ,wearing 2-colored Burgundian breeches, holds the king's horse. Limoges enamel and gold Height: 62 cm
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"Goldenes Roessl" (Golden Horse). Altar (1404). King Charles VI adoring Virgin...

Stable boy wearing two-coloured Burgundian breeches holds King Charles VI's horse. Detail from the altar "Goldenes Roessl" (Golden Horse), see 15-01-04/49. Limoges enamel and gold (1404) Height: 62 cm
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Stable boy wearing two-coloured Burgundian breeches holds King Charles VI's...

Eagle. Pendant-reliquary, from Bohemia, 1380 Gilded silver, pearls and precious stones.
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Eagle. Pendant-reliquary, from Bohemia, 1380 Gilded silver, pearls an...

Moses returns to Egypt with his wife Zipporah and two sons. Moses wears a medieval jews' hat.(Exodus 4,19-21). Verdun Altar, 51 plaques in champsleve- technique, enamel on gilded copper. 1181, for Prior Wernher of the Augustinian canons of Klosterneuburg.
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Moses returns to Egypt with his wife Zipporah and two sons. Moses wears a...

The angel prevents Abraham from sacrificing Isaac, and points to the ram,(Genesis 22,1-14). Verdun Altar, 51 plaques in champsleve-technique, enamel on gilded copper. 1181, for Prior Wernher of the Augustinian canons of Klosterneuburg. Total L: 460 cm
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The angel prevents Abraham from sacrificing Isaac, and points to the ram,(Genesi...

Eve hands Adam the apple; the snake has a crowned woman's head,(Genesis 3,1-6). Verdun Altar, 51 plaques in champsleve-technique, enamel on gilded copper. 1181, for Prior Wernher of the Augustinian canons of Klosterneuburg, Austria. Total L of the altar: 460 cm
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Eve hands Adam the apple; the snake has a crowned woman's head,(Genesis 3,...

Noah's Ark and the arrival of the dove,(Genesis 8,10) Verdun Altar, 51 plaques in champsleve-technique, enamel on gilded copper. 1181, for Prior Wernher of the Augustinian canons of Klosterneuburg, Austria. Total L of the altar: 460 cm
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Noah's Ark and the arrival of the dove,(Genesis 8,10) Verdun Altar, 51 plaques...

Moses and the fiery serpent (Numbers 21:6-9). From the choir of Saint Thomas church, Strasbourg. Around 1270, H: 53 cm
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Moses and the fiery serpent (Numbers 21:6-9). From the choir of Saint...

Animals inside the Ark. From the MS "Beatus in Apocalipsin" composed around 784 by the abbot of San Martin de Liebano, Spain. The version in hand was illustrated by the monk Emeterio and a nun signed "En Depinctrix" between 970 and 975. Detail of 15-02-01/6.
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Animals inside the Ark. From the MS "Beatus in Apocalipsin" composed ar...

Animals inside the Ark. From the MS "Beatus in Apocalipsin" composed around 784 by the abbot of San Martin de Liebano, Spain. The version in hand was illustrated by the monk Emeterio and a nun signed "En Depinctrix" between 970 and 975. Detail of 15-02-01/6.
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Animals inside the Ark. From the MS "Beatus in Apocalipsin" composed ar...

Two dogs. From the MS "Beatus in Apocalipsin" composed around 784 by the abbot of San Martin de Liebano, Spain. The version in hand was illustrated by the monk Emeterio and a nun signed "En Depinctrix" between 970 and 975. Detail of 15-02-01/6.
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Two dogs. From the MS "Beatus in Apocalipsin" composed around 784 by the abbot...