Tri-Lobed Arch from a Reliquary Shrine

Nicholas of Verdun and Cologne Followers Mosan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

A massive, golden shrine in Cologne Cathedral contains relics believed to be of
the biblical Three Kings who brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to
the infant Jesus. The relics were acquired in Milan in 1164, and the goldsmith
Nicholas of Verdun was commissioned to create one of the most ambitious
reliquaries in Europe. This tiny arch, which comes from this important shrine,
was removed during nineteenth-century restorations.

Tri-Lobed Arch from a Reliquary Shrine, Nicholas of Verdun and Cologne Followers, Champlevé enamel on gilded copper, German

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Tri-Lobed Arch from a Reliquary Shrine, Nicholas of Verdun and Cologne Followers, Champlevé enamel on gilded copper, German
Tri-Lobed Arch from a Reliquary Shrine, Nicholas of Verdun and Cologne Followers, Champlevé enamel on gilded copper, German
Tri-Lobed Arch from a Reliquary Shrine, Nicholas of Verdun and Cologne Followers, Champlevé enamel on gilded copper, German
Tri-Lobed Arch from a Reliquary Shrine, Nicholas of Verdun and Cologne Followers, Champlevé enamel on gilded copper, German

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