Lara ☀️ · @fraustroud
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The Holy Thorn Reliquary
Enamelled gold, sapphires, rubies & pearls, Paris ca. 1400
Contains a thorn supposedly from the Crown of Thorns placed on Christ’s head before the crucifixion. Made in 1400s for Jean, duc de Berry. Later belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1544.
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Philip Gwynne Jones · @PGJonesVenice
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RT @luisella_romeo@twitter.com
Holy relics in #Venice from St. Mark to Antonio Canova: my new #blogpost is online: https://www.seevenice.it/en/holy-relics-in-venice-from-st-mark-to-antonio-canova/ #holyrelics #stmark
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/luisella_romeo/status/1597169181711298565
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