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Busto relicario de San Yrieix

ca. 1220–40, with later grill
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
San Yrieix, cuyo cráneo se conservaba en este relicario, fundó en el siglo VI un monasterio en la ciudad al sur de Limoges que ahora lleva su nombre. Durante la Edad Media se desarrolló en la región de Limoges una veneración especial de los relicarios en forma de cabezas de santos de la región, devoción que continúa hoy en día. En las festividades, la imagen se llevaba en procesión por las calles y luego se colocaba en un altar para que la veneraran los fieles. Los materiales preciosos del relicario rememoran el semblante celestial del santo, y el cráneo evoca su perdurable autoridad.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Busto relicario de San Yrieix
  • Fecha: ca. 1220–1240
  • Geografía: Francia, procedente de la iglesia de Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, cerca de Limoges
  • Material: Plata, plata dorada, cristal de roca, gemas, vidrio
  • Dimensiones: 38,1 x 23,4 x 26,1 cm
  • Crédito: Donación de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Número de inventario: 17.190.352a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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