Bidspirit auction | Filigree silver reliquary with Christ

Filigree silver reliquary with Christ the Savior. Castilian workshop. 17th century - Oil on silver. Dimensions: 6 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm (frame). Small, portable reliquary in silver filigree containing an exquisitely executed painting of Christ the Savior blessing. The technique applied to the metal support lends brilliance and depth to the image, typical of early 17th-century Castilian private devotion. Provenance: private collection, Madrid. A piece of extraordinary devotional and artistic value, an example of the union between goldsmithing and sacred painting.