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Genoa: Museums of the Cathedral

The Museum of the Treasure of the Cathedral of Genoa collects objects of great beauty, including: the Ark for the relics of St. John the Baptist, a masterpiece of late Gothic jewellery (XV century); the Ark called Barbarossa, a Romanesque reliquary from 1100; the Plate of St. John, an object in chalcedony dating back to the Roman imperial age. The Diocesan Museum preserves numerous works of art: ancient manuscripts, precious liturgical vestments, the Funeral Monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi by the school of Giovanni di Balduccio da Pisa and paintings such as the Madonna della Vittoria by Giovanni Barbagelata.

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: "Madonna of the Victory", triptych by Giovanni Barbagelata, 1503. The Virgin is with Pierre d 'Aubusson and St. John the Baptist and St. Pantaleone are represented on her sides.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: "Madonna of the Victory", tri...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the cope known as "of the Dorias", based on drawings by Perin del Vaga. Crimson velvet and golden threads, mid 15th century.Detail.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the cope known as "of the Dor...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Gradual N 9, C.1, paper 1 recto with miniature of the Resurrection. Unknown illuminator, 1464.Detail.

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Gradual N 9, C.1, paper 1 recto with miniature of the Resurrection. Unknown illuminator, 1464.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Gradual N 9, C.1, paper 1 rec...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Psalter, membranaceous manuscript by Genoa illuminators, 1485 - 1490. The young man who, in order not to be submerged by water, clings to the letter S (Salvus me fac Deus ...) is probably to be identified with David, the king of Israel to whom the 150 psalms were traditionally attributed of the Psalter.Detail.

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Psalter, membranaceous manuscript by Genoa illuminators, 1485 - 1490. The young man who, in order not to be submerged by water, clings to the letter S (Salvus me fac Deus ...) is probably to be identified with David, the king of Israel to whom the 150 psalms were traditionally attributed of the Psalter.Detail.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Psalter, membranaceous manusc...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Psalter, membranaceous manuscript by Genoa illuminators, 1485 - 1490. The young man who, in order not to be submerged by water, clings to the letter S (Salvus me fac Deus ...) is probably to be identified with David, the king of Israel to whom the 150 psalms were traditionally attributed of the Psalter.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Psalter, membranaceous manusc...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Antiphonary "de tempore", from the first Sunday of Advent; membranaceous manuscript N 1, C.118, paper 23 recto with miniature of the Nativity. Genoa illuminators, 1472 - 1482.Detail.

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Antiphonary "de tempore", from the first Sunday of Advent; membranaceous manuscript N 1, C.118, paper 23 recto with miniature of the Nativity. Genoa illuminators, 1472 - 1482.Detail.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Antiphonary "de tempore", fro...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Antiphonary "de tempore", from the first Sunday of Advent; membranaceous manuscript N 1, C.118, paper 23 recto with miniature of the Nativity. Genoa illuminators, 1472 - 1482.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: Antiphonary "de tempore", fro...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail of an angel's head.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail of an angel.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail of an angel.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.Detail of two lions holding the columns.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336. Detail with an Apostle kissing Christ's foot.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336. Detail with Christ's hand and Apostles.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336. Detail with Christ and the Apostles.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336. Detail with Christ and the Apostles.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardinal Luca Fieschi, by the worskhop of Giovanni di Balduccio from Pisa, about 1336.

, Genova, the Diocesan Museum: the funeral monument of Cardi...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail of a lion in crystal.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail of a lion in crystal.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St. John the Baptist. The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera, 1438 - 1445, embossed silver, cast, gilt and enamels. The form proposes a Gothic church in miniature, in the central part are the stories of the Precursor: Announcement to Zechariah, Visitation, Birth; Imposition of the name, The Angel leads John in the desert, Preaching, and the Feast of Herod and the Burial. The corners: S. John the Evangelist, St. Matthew, St. George and St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genova, Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: la Bolla di Papa Gelasio. Pergamena, per la consacrazione della Cattedrale di Genova, con sigillo in piombo raffigurante le teste di S. Pietro e San Paolo.

Genova, Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: la...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Plate of St. John the Baptist. Roman manufacture of the first century d. C. and goldsmith of Paris in the beginning of the fifteenth century. Chalcedony, gold, rubies, enamel.The Plate of St. John, which is said to have greeted the head of John the Baptist, is the work of ancient Roman imperial age in chalcedony, decorated with a head of the Precursor in gold and enamels en ronde bosse, The decoration of the head was performed in 1400 in Paris for one of the princes of the house of Valois, and donated to the Cathedral of Genoa by Pope Innocent VIII Cybo, Genoese, who had inherited from Jean Balue, French cardinal, a person who had

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Plate of St. John the Baptist. Roman manufacture of the first century d. C. and goldsmith of Paris in the beginning of the fifteenth century. Chalcedony, gold, rubies, enamel.The Plate of St. John, which is said to have greeted the head of John the Baptist, is the work of ancient Roman imperial age in chalcedony, decorated with a head of the Precursor in gold and enamels en ronde bosse, The decoration of the head was performed in 1400 in Paris for one of the princes of the house of Valois, and donated to the Cathedral of Genoa by Pope Innocent VIII Cybo, Genoese, who had inherited from Jean Balue, French cardinal, a person who had

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genova, Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: il Sacro Catino. Manifattura romana (I - IV sec. d. C). o araba (IX - X sec. d. C.), vetro verde.Emblema del museo e opera di incerta datazione, è ritenuto per tradizione il Santo Graal, recipiente usato da Nicodemo per raccogliere il sangue di Cristo nel momento della morte, ovvero il piatto usato per consumare l'agnello pasquale durante l'Ultima Cena. Considerato per secoli di smeraldo, si tratta invece di vetro verde soffiato in uno stampo, di forma esagonale; è dotato di due manici laterali.La fonte di questa credenza è Jacopo da Varagine, il quale racconta nella Legenda Aurea che, durante la prima Crociata (XI secolo), i soldati genovesi al comando di Guglielmo Embriaco parteciparono alla presa della città di Cesarea (1101), entrando in possesso dell'oggetto.L'arcivescovo Guglielmo di Tiro scrive nella seconda metà del XII secolo che i crociati avrebbero trovato in un tempio costruito da Erode il Grande il piatto di smeraldo e lo avrebbero comprato a caro prezzo. Ugualmente a caro prezzo lo rivendettero.All'inizio del XIV secolo il cardinale Luca Fieschi ottenne il Catino in pegno del prestito di 9500 lire da lui fatto alla Compagna Comunis che nel 1327 riscattò il Catino e stabilì che in avvenire non potesse più essere impegnato né portato fuori dalla sacrestia della Cattedrale.Jean Le Meingre detto Boucicault, governatore francese di Genova, nel 1409 ne avrebbe tentato il furto. Nel 1470 Anselmo Adorno lo descrive con precisione, anche se poi lo confonde con il piatto nel quale era stata posta la testa del Battista, anch'esso conservato in San Lorenzo.Alla fine del Quattrocento si sparse la voce che anche Venezia stesse tentando la sottrazione. Nel 1522 l'esercito dell'imperatore Carlo V saccheggiò Genova, ma non riuscì ad impossessarsi del tesoro della Cattedrale sia per la resistenza dei preti sia perché la Repubblica di Genova pagò 1000 ducati al capitano che assediava la sacrest

Genova, Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: il...

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Genova, Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: il Sacro Catino. Manifattura romana (I - IV sec. d. C). o araba (IX - X sec. d. C.), vetro verde.Emblema del museo e opera di incerta datazione, è ritenuto per tradizione il Santo Graal, recipiente usato da Nicodemo per raccogliere il sangue di Cristo nel momento della morte, ovvero il piatto usato per consumare l'agnello pasquale durante l'Ultima Cena. Considerato per secoli di smeraldo, si tratta invece di vetro verde soffiato in uno stampo, di forma esagonale; è dotato di due manici laterali.La fonte di questa credenza è Jacopo da Varagine, il quale racconta nella Legenda Aurea che, durante la prima Crociata (XI secolo), i soldati genovesi al comando di Guglielmo Embriaco parteciparono alla presa della città di Cesarea (1101), entrando in possesso dell'oggetto.L'arcivescovo Guglielmo di Tiro scrive nella seconda metà del XII secolo che i crociati avrebbero trovato in un tempio costruito da Erode il Grande il piatto di smeraldo e lo avrebbero comprato a caro prezzo. Ugualmente a caro prezzo lo rivendettero.All'inizio del XIV secolo il cardinale Luca Fieschi ottenne il Catino in pegno del prestito di 9500 lire da lui fatto alla Compagna Comunis che nel 1327 riscattò il Catino e stabilì che in avvenire non potesse più essere impegnato né portato fuori dalla sacrestia della Cattedrale.Jean Le Meingre detto Boucicault, governatore francese di Genova, nel 1409 ne avrebbe tentato il furto. Nel 1470 Anselmo Adorno lo descrive con precisione, anche se poi lo confonde con il piatto nel quale era stata posta la testa del Battista, anch'esso conservato in San Lorenzo.Alla fine del Quattrocento si sparse la voce che anche Venezia stesse tentando la sottrazione. Nel 1522 l'esercito dell'imperatore Carlo V saccheggiò Genova, ma non riuscì ad impossessarsi del tesoro della Cattedrale sia per la resistenza dei preti sia perché la Repubblica di Genova pagò 1000 ducati al capitano che assediava la sacrest

Genova, Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: il...

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Genova, Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: il Sacro Catino. Manifattura romana (I - IV sec. d. C). o araba (IX - X sec. d. C.), vetro verde.Emblema del museo e opera di incerta datazione, è ritenuto per tradizione il Santo Graal, recipiente usato da Nicodemo per raccogliere il sangue di Cristo nel momento della morte, ovvero il piatto usato per consumare l'agnello pasquale durante l'Ultima Cena. Considerato per secoli di smeraldo, si tratta invece di vetro verde soffiato in uno stampo, di forma esagonale; è dotato di due manici laterali.La fonte di questa credenza è Jacopo da Varagine, il quale racconta nella Legenda Aurea che, durante la prima Crociata (XI secolo), i soldati genovesi al comando di Guglielmo Embriaco parteciparono alla presa della città di Cesarea (1101), entrando in possesso dell'oggetto.L'arcivescovo Guglielmo di Tiro scrive nella seconda metà del XII secolo che i crociati avrebbero trovato in un tempio costruito da Erode il Grande il piatto di smeraldo e lo avrebbero comprato a caro prezzo. Ugualmente a caro prezzo lo rivendettero.All'inizio del XIV secolo il cardinale Luca Fieschi ottenne il Catino in pegno del prestito di 9500 lire da lui fatto alla Compagna Comunis che nel 1327 riscattò il Catino e stabilì che in avvenire non potesse più essere impegnato né portato fuori dalla sacrestia della Cattedrale.Jean Le Meingre detto Boucicault, governatore francese di Genova, nel 1409 ne avrebbe tentato il furto. Nel 1470 Anselmo Adorno lo descrive con precisione, anche se poi lo confonde con il piatto nel quale era stata posta la testa del Battista, anch'esso conservato in San Lorenzo.Alla fine del Quattrocento si sparse la voce che anche Venezia stesse tentando la sottrazione. Nel 1522 l'esercito dell'imperatore Carlo V saccheggiò Genova, ma non riuscì ad impossessarsi del tesoro della Cattedrale sia per la resistenza dei preti sia perché la Repubblica di Genova pagò 1000 ducati al capitano che assediava la sacrest

Genova, Museo del Tesoro della Cattedrale di San Lorenzo: il...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: The life-size statue of the Immaculate Madonna, by the sculptor Francesco Maria Schiaffino on commission of the citizens. The population wanted to offer it as a gift to the doge Giovanni Francesco II Brignole-Sale for the role he played during the popular revolt that led to the liberation of Genoa from the occupation of the Austrian troops in 1746.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Processional ark of Corpus Christi. Embossed, chiseled, melted, gilded silver. It was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality in 1553 and finished in 1612; it is the work by Genoa, Flemish, German and Lombard silversmiths. In the central part: reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ, alternating with the figures of the Apostles. On the lid: Prophets, angels and four Sibyls. At the top: the small monstrance temple where the consecrated host is placed during the procession.Detail of a prophet.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Processional ark of Corpus Christi. Embossed, chiseled, melted, gilded silver. It was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality in 1553 and finished in 1612; it is the work by Genoa, Flemish, German and Lombard silversmiths. In the central part: reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ, alternating with the figures of the Apostles. On the lid: Prophets, angels and four Sibyls. At the top: the small monstrance temple where the consecrated host is placed during the procession.Detail of an angel.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Processional ark of Corpus Christi. Embossed, chiseled, melted, gilded silver. It was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality in 1553 and finished in 1612; it is the work by Genoa, Flemish, German and Lombard silversmiths. In the central part: reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ, alternating with the figures of the Apostles. On the lid: Prophets, angels and four Sibyls. At the top: the small monstrance temple where the consecrated host is placed during the procession.Detail of a prophet.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Processional ark of Corpus Christi. Embossed, chiseled, melted, gilded silver. It was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality in 1553 and finished in 1612; it is the work by Genoa, Flemish, German and Lombard silversmiths. In the central part: reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ, alternating with the figures of the Apostles. On the lid: Prophets, angels and four Sibyls. At the top: the small monstrance temple where the consecrated host is placed during the procession.Detail of an angel.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail of a lion in crystal.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Processional ark of Corpus Christi. Embossed, chiseled, melted, gilded silver. It was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality in 1553 and finished in 1612; it is the work by Genoa, Flemish, German and Lombard silversmiths. In the central part: reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ, alternating with the figures of the Apostles. On the lid: Prophets, angels and four Sibyls. At the top: the small monstrance temple where the consecrated host is placed during the procession.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Processional ark of Corpus Christi. Embossed, chiseled, melted, gilded silver. It was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality in 1553 and finished in 1612; it is the work by Genoa, Flemish, German and Lombard silversmiths. In the central part: reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ, alternating with the figures of the Apostles. On the lid: Prophets, angels and four Sibyls. At the top: the small monstrance temple where the consecrated host is placed during the procession.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Processional ark of Corpus Christi. Embossed, chiseled, melted, gilded silver. It was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality in 1553 and finished in 1612; it is the work by Genoa, Flemish, German and Lombard silversmiths. In the central part: reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ, alternating with the figures of the Apostles. On the lid: Prophets, angels and four Sibyls. At the top: the small monstrance temple where the consecrated host is placed during the procession.Detail.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Processional ark of Corpus Christi. Embossed, chiseled, melted, gilded silver. It was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality in 1553 and finished in 1612; it is the work by Genoa, Flemish, German and Lombard silversmiths. In the central part: reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ, alternating with the figures of the Apostles. On the lid: Prophets, angels and four Sibyls. At the top: the small monstrance temple where the consecrated host is placed during the procession.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Antependium of altar called "of Corpus Christi". Melchior Suez 1599, embossed and cast silver. The four evangelists are depicted inside the niches, in the ovals the martyrs St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian. Detail of the oval with the martyrdom of St. John the Baptist.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Antependium of altar called "of Corpus Christi". Melchior Suez 1599, embossed and cast silver. The four evangelists are depicted inside the niches, in the ovals the martyrs St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian. Detail of the oval with the martyrdom of St. Lawrence.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Antependium of altar called "of Corpus Christi". Melchior Suez 1599, embossed and cast silver. The four evangelists are depicted inside the niches, in the ovals the martyrs St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian. Detail of the oval with the martyrdom of St. Sebastian.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Antependium of altar called "of Corpus Christi". Melchior Suez 1599, embossed and cast silver. The four evangelists are depicted inside the niches, in the ovals the martyrs St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian. Detail of the niche with St. John the Evangelist.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Antependium of altar called "of Corpus Christi". Melchior Suez 1599, embossed and cast silver. The four evangelists are depicted inside the niches, in the ovals the martyrs St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian. Detail of the niche with St. Matthew.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Antependium of altar called "of Corpus Christi". Melchior Suez 1599, embossed and cast silver. The four evangelists are depicted inside the niches, in the ovals the martyrs St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian. Detail of the niche with St. Mark.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Antependium of altar called "of Corpus Christi". Melchior Suez 1599, embossed and cast silver. The four evangelists are depicted inside the niches, in the ovals the martyrs St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian. Detail of the niche with St. Luke.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Antependium of altar called "of Corpus Christi". Melchior Suez 1599, embossed and cast silver. The four evangelists are depicted inside the niches, in the ovals the martyrs St. John the Baptist, St. Lawrence, St. Sebastian.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Chalice of the Fathers of Comune; Genoa workshop; second half of XVI century; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver. The Nativity of Jesus is depicted in the node of the chalice; the Lamentation over the dead Christ is depicted in the base.Detail with angel and portrait of Christ.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Chalice of the Fathers of Comune; Genoa workshop; second half of XVI century; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver. The Nativity of Jesus is depicted in the node of the chalice; the Lamentation over the dead Christ is depicted in the base.Detail of the Lamentation.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Chalice of the Fathers of Comune; Genoa workshop; second half of XVI century; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver. The Nativity of Jesus is depicted in the node of the chalice; the Lamentation over the dead Christ is depicted in the base.Detail of the Nativity.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Chalice of the Fathers of Comune; Genoa workshop; second half of XVI century; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver. The Nativity of Jesus is depicted in the node of the chalice; the Lamentation over the dead Christ is depicted in the base.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Chalice of St. Anthony of Prè; Rome workshop of Vincenzo Coaci; 1791; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver. Decorations with the Symbols of Passion.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Chalice of the Society of St. Mary in Vestibus Albis; Genoa workshop; 1589; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver. Detail.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Chalice of the Society of St. Mary in Vestibus Albis; Genoa workshop; 1589; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Chalice; Genoa workshop; second half of XVI century; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Great Chalice of St. John; Genoa workshop; XVIII century; embossed, chiseled, gilded silver.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: cross reliquary containing a relic of the Sacred Cross of Jesus, called "Of the Zechariahs", Byzantine goldsmith of the thirteenth century; gilded silver, pearls, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, garnets, agate, carnelian, and rock crystal. It was commissioned in the ninth century by Barda, brother of Teodolinda and Emperor of the East. He donated it to the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist in Ephesus. It was remade between 1260 and 1283 by Isaac, bishop of Ephesus. It was later recaptured by the Genoa family of Zachariahs, who donated it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: cross reliquary containing a relic of the Sacred Cross of Jesus, called "Of the Zechariahs", Byzantine goldsmith of the thirteenth century; gilded silver, pearls, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, garnets, agate, carnelian, and rock crystal. It was commissioned in the ninth century by Barda, brother of Teodolinda and Emperor of the East. He donated it to the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist in Ephesus. It was remade between 1260 and 1283 by Isaac, bishop of Ephesus. It was later recaptured by the Genoa family of Zachariahs, who donated it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Reliquiary known as the hair of the Virgin; Genoa silversmiths; 18th century; cast, embossed, gilded silver with gems and enamels. Detail.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Reliquiary known as the hair of the Virgin; Genoa silversmiths; 18th century; cast, embossed, gilded silver with gems and enamels. Detail.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Reliquiary known as the hair of the Virgin; Genoa silversmiths; 18th century; cast, embossed, gilded silver with gems and enamels.Detail.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Reliquiary known as the hair of the Virgin; Genoa silversmiths; 18th century; cast, embossed, gilded silver with gems and enamels. Detail.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Reliquiary known as the hair of the Virgin; Genoa silversmiths; 18th century; cast, embossed, gilded silver with gems and enamels.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Ark of the Ashes of St. John the Baptist, known as the one of the Barbarossa. French and Genoa silversmiths; second half of the 12th century; wooden case covered in embossed and chiseled silver sheets, and quartz. The martyrdom scenes are narrated on the front.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Ark of the Ashes of St. John the Baptist, known as the one of the Barbarossa. French and Genoa silversmiths; second half of the 12th century; wooden case covered in embossed and chiseled silver sheets, and quartz. The martyrdom scenes are narrated on the front.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Ark of the Ashes of St. John the Baptist, known as the one of the Barbarossa. French and Genoa silversmiths; second half of the 12th century; wooden case covered in embossed and chiseled silver sheets, and quartz. The martyrdom scenes are narrated on the front.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Ark of the Ashes of St. John the Baptist, known as the one of the Barbarossa. French and Genoa silversmiths; second half of the 12th century; wooden case covered in embossed and chiseled silver sheets, and quartz. The martyrdom scenes are narrated on the front.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Ark of the Ashes of St. John the Baptist, known as the one of the Barbarossa. French and Genoa silversmiths; second half of the 12th century; wooden case covered in embossed and chiseled silver sheets, and quartz. The martyrdom scenes are narrated on the front.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Ark of the Ashes of St. John the Baptist, known as the one of the Barbarossa. French and Genoa silversmiths; second half of the 12th century; wooden case covered in embossed and chiseled silver sheets, and quartz. The martyrdom scenes are narrated on the front.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail of an angel.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail of a lion in crystal.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail of a lion in crystal.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. Detail.It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: Cabinet of the ashes of St. John the Baptist. Florentine manufacture; XVI-XVII century; silver gilt, enamel, pearls, semi-precious stones. It was probably a jewelry box, that belonged to the Pinceti family who sold it to the Cathedral.

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lore...

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, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of the Saint Lawrence Cathedral: Reliquiary of the arm of St. James; silver, 14th century, by Byzantine silversmith and Genoa silversmith; it comes from the ancient Genoa colony of Pera (Galata -Istanbul).

, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of the Saint Lawrence Cathe...

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, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of Saint Lawrence Cathedral: view of the rooms , by the architect Franco Albini, 1954-6.

, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of Saint Lawrence Cathedral...

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, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of Saint Lawrence Cathedral: view of the rooms , by the architect Franco Albini, 1954-6.

, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of Saint Lawrence Cathedral...

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, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of Saint Lawrence Cathedral: view of the rooms , by the architect Franco Albini, 1954-6.

, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of Saint Lawrence Cathedral...

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, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of Saint Lawrence Cathedral: marble decoration with Saint John and Agnus Dei.

, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of Saint Lawrence Cathedral...

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, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of the Saint Lawrence Cathedral: lion - shaped gargoyle from the façade of the Duomo (above the rose window).

, Genova, Museum of the Treasure of the Saint Lawrence Cathe...