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Reliekschrijn van de Heilige Ursula

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(1482 - 1489) 15de eeuw

This well-known, very rare reliquary was made especially for St John's Hospital and contained relics of several saints, including that of St. Ursula. The legend of Ursula on the shrine reads like a comic book anno 1489. Full of colour, light and gold, it is a feast for the eyes. The shrine is a combination of architecture, sculpture and painting. Only on religious holidays, such as Ursula's name day on 21 October, was the shrine brought out or carried along in a procession.

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geheel, hoogte: 91.5 cm
geheel, breedte: 99 cm
geheel, diepte: 41.5 cm
geheel, gewicht: 30 kg
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O.SJ0176.I
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