Reliquary Bust of a Holy Bishop
early 15th c., with later additions
The head of the bust originally contained relics. For a Gothic reliquary, the depiction of the unknown bishop is unusually individualized. The bust may have been made in Prague, where sculptors from the Parler family created comparably lifelike portraits at the time of the Luxembourg Emperor Charles IV and King Wenceslas.
The head of the bust originally contained relics. For a Gothic reliquary, the depiction of the unknown bishop is unusually individualized. The bust may have been made in Prague, where sculptors from the Parler family created comparably lifelike portraits at the time of the Luxembourg Emperor Charles IV and King Wenceslas.
Time:
early 15th c., with later additions
Object Name
Reliquary; Bust
Culture
Prague (?)
Material/technology:
Gilded copper
Dimensions:
H. 45 cm, B. 38 cm, T. 22 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 8867