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| Keywords: Flemish - Shrine of Saint Amandus - Walters 539 - Detail B.jpg This large church-shaped shrine once housed the relics of a 7th-century saint who served as a missionary and bishop to the western regions of present-day Belgium St Amandus d 679 also established a monastery at Elnon near Tournai western Belgium where the monks later commissioned this reliquary to honor his remains The shrine of St Amandus ornamented with silver columns and gilded apostles was the focus of a strong local cult visited by pilgrims who came for healing or in thanks for prayers answered Given its large size and popularity the shrine was probably placed upon a platform supported by columns behind the main altar for year-round veneration early 13th century with later additions Medieval wood oak gilded copper silver brass champlevé enamel cloisonné enamel rock crystal and semiprecious stones H at top of finials 19 1/4 x W 25 1/4 x D 11 15/16 in 48 9 x 64 14 x 30 32 cm accession number 53 9 22284 Brimo de Laroussilhe Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henri Daguerre Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore September 3 1930 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Transcription In black enamel on gilt copper strips placed along the base of the roof-like lid IN ISTA CAPSA SVNT SEQVENTES RELIQ VIA E B EATI AMANDI EP ISCOPU S; Translation In this reliquary are the following relics of the blessed Bishop Amandus; Transcription In black enamel on gilt copper strip placed along the base of the roof-like lid PROESENTIS COMPOSITIVS Reliquaries and Ritual Medieval Objects of Devotion The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 The Book of Kings Art War and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Academy of the Arts Easton Easton; Princeton University Art Museum Princeton; The Mitchell Gallery Annapolis; Williams College Museum of Art Williamstown 2002 The Special Dead A Medieval Reliquary Revealed The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008-2009 Treasures of Heaven The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The British Museum London 2010-2011 place of origin Elnone Monastery in Tournai Belgium Walters Art Museum license Reliquary chest of Saint Amand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
