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Testa-reliquiario di sant'Aredio

ca. 1220–40, with later grill
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Nel VI secolo sant’Aredio, il cui teschio un tempo era conservato in questo reliquiario, fu il fondatore di un monastero nella cittadina a sud di Limoges che oggi porta il suo nome. Nella regione di Limoges nel corso del Medioevo si diffuse un culto particolare per i reliquiari a forma di testa dei santi locali, una forma di devozione che perdura ancora oggi. Nei giorni di festa l’immagine veniva portata in processione lungo le vie del paese, quindi posta sull’altare per essere adorata dai fedeli. Il materiale prezioso del reliquiario evocava le sembianze celesti del santo, mentre il teschio ne trasmetteva la perenne autorevolezza.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Testa-reliquiario di sant'Aredio
  • Data: ca. 1220-40
  • Area geografica: Proveniente dalla chiesa di Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, nei pressi di Limoges
  • Cultura: Francese
  • Materiale e tecnica: Argento, argento dorato, cristallo di rocca, gemme, vetro
  • Dimensioni: 38,1 x 23,4 x 26,1 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Numero d'inventario: 17.190.352a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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