Servatius plates, silver, gilt, Object (per plate): Height: 10.7 cm; Width: 13.8 cm; Depth: 2,5 cm, Pictorial works/Applied and fine arts, Reliquaries, Gold-/silversmith work, Church equipment, Saints, Medieval art, Out of gratitude for a healing Duke Heinrich of Bavaria (1386-1450) donated a reliquary bust to the Servatius Church in Maastricht in 1403. It shows St. Servatius, who died in 384 as bishop of Tongern. The eight silver-gilt relief plates originally adorned the octagonal base of the bust, which is no longer preserved. With great narrative pleasure and realistic accuracy, the reliefs depict events from the legend of the saint: 1. the handing over of the mitre and crosier to Servatius as the new bishop of Tongern by an angel; 2. the handing over of the keys for the heavenly gate by Peter; 3. the conversion of Attila, king of the Huns, with the help of an eagle that protects the sleeping Servatius from the sun; 4. Servatius lets a spring spring up; 5. the victory over a dragon; 6. the transfer of Tongers to Maastricht with the church treasure; 7. angels cover Servatius' body with cloths; 8. Servatius forgives the children who lost their hands while stealing grapes from his vineyard.
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