The reliquary of Saint Gummarus at Lier: the tomb is richly decorated, with small angels and twining vines in bas-relief; at the centre is a medallion. Depicted on this is a scene played out around a tree (taken from the life of Saint Gummarus?); two lions (on the left and right) act as the foot; above which two angels are seated with, on the left, a laurel wreath and, on the right, a palm in their hands. Above which, in the middle, stands a small tree. Depicted, above that, is the head of Saint Gummarus while two putti that appear (on the left and right) from the branches, hold a laurel wreath above him.
Artist:
anonymous (Antwerp)
Dating:
1785-1799
Material:
Brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
216 x 170 mm
Marks :
Inscription on the reverse.
Place:
Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp
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