Chasse
Unknown Artist
19th century (early 12th century style)
Medium
Copper alloy-gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/8 x 10 5/8 x 6 in. (24.4 x 27 x 15.3 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Copper alloy
Culture
German
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1924
Accession Number
24.43a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Chasse*, a captivating gilt copper alloy reliquary 19th-century Germany, crafted in the robust style of the early th century. Shaped like a miniature church—measuring 9⅝ × 10⅝ × 6 inches—this ornate metalwork box was designed to house sacred relics, evoking the devotional fervor of medieval Christianity. Its surface likely gleams with depictions of angels saints, symbols of divine protection and intercession, rendered in the Romanesque manner with bold, geometric forms and spiritual intensity. Though produced in the 1800s, this piece channels the Romanesque revival popular among 1...