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Relics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity
Christian belief in the power of relics, the physical remains of a holy site or holy person, or objects with which they had contact, is as old as the faith itself and developed alongside it. Relics were more than mementos. The New Testament refers to the healing power of objects that were touched by Christ or his apostles. The body of the saint provided a spiritual link between life and death, between man and God: "Because of the grace remaining in the martyr, they were an inestimable treasure for the holy congregation of the faithful." Fueled by the Christian belief in the afterlife and resurrection, in the power of the soul, and in the role of saints as advocates for humankind in heaven, the veneration of relics in the Middle Ages came to rival the sacraments in the daily life of the medieval church. Indeed, from the time of Charlemagne, it was obligatory that every altar contain a relic.
Relics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan the body of the saint provided a spiritual link between life and death, between man and god: "because of the grace remaining in the martyr, they were an inestimable treasure for the holy congregation of the faithful." fueled by the christian belief in the afterlife and resurrection, in the power of the soul, and in the role of saints as advocates for humankind in heaven, the veneration of relics in the middle ages came to rival the sacraments in the daily life of the medieval church.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/relc/hd_relc.htm [2313 words]
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National Gallery of Art, Old Faithful (Getty Museum) old faithful william henry jackson american, wyoming, 1870 albumen silver print 20 1/4 x 16 11/16 in. 85.xm.5.38 a journey into yellowstone valley required several days of arduous travel via rail, stagecoach, and mule train when jackson went there in 1870.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=56705 [192 words]
Jean Fouquet: Leaf from the Hours of Etienne Chevalier: The Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful against Demons (19 leaf from the hours of etienne chevalier : the right hand of god protecting the faithful against demons , ca. 1452–60 jean fouquet (french, ca. 1415/20–1478/81) tempera and gold leaf on parchment 7 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (19.4 x 14.6 cm) robert lehman collection, 1975 (1975.1.2490)
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1975.1.2490 [232 words]
Liverpool museums - 'Faithful unto death', Edward Poynter 'faithful unto death', edward poynter, 1865... oil on canvas, 115 x 75.5cm accession number wag2118 this work illustrated the epitome of devotion to duty for victorian morals. the roman sentry stands at his post whilst pompeii and its citizens are destroyed by the eruption of vesuvius in 79ad.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/19c/poynter.asp [130 words]
National Gallery of Art, Oh! If Only He Were As Faithful to Me (Getty Museum) oh! if only he were as faithful to me jean-honore fragonard french, about 1770 - 1775 black chalk, brush, and brown wash 9 3/4 x 15 1/8 in. 82.gb.165 a young woman clad only in a negligee kneels on her unmade bed, hands clasped in despair.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=11 [202 words]
National Gallery of Art, Saint Ginés de la Jara (Getty Museum) pine and cedar) with glass eyes 5 ft. 9 1/4 in. x 3 ft. 3/16 in. x 2 ft. 5 1/8 in. 85.sd.161 in a richly brocaded robe, with rosy cheeks, shining eyes, and outstretched arms, saint gines de la jara appeals to the faithful standing before him. his gestures and open mouth suggest that he is preaching. according to legend, after saint gines was decapitated in southern france, he picked up his head and tossed it into the rhone river.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=1304 [283 words]
Weight - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections 57 grammes and we think it was used to balance silver coinage weighing one dirham. it was produced in the reign of the caliph al-zahir (1021-1036). his regnal name in its full form, al-zahir li-i'zaz din allah, appears between the titles imam and commander of the faithful on the obverse. (this is the side of the coin that carries the main design.) the inscription on the reverse is illegible. physical description green glass coin weight with stamped legends in arabic on both sides, although the reverse is illegible.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74021/weight/ [310 words]