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Historical Archive: Reliquary of Saints Adrian and Natalia

León, Spain, possibly Monastery of San Adrian de Boñar, twelfth century
repoussé silver over oak core
15.9 × 25.4 × 14.5 cm (6.25 × 10 × 5.75 inches)
Art Institute of Chicago 1943.65


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Adrian declares his Christian faith to the emperor
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Emperor Galerius Maximianus
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Adrian professes faith; Natalia
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execution, long side: see Art Institute web site.
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executioners
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Adrian dismembered; Natalia takes hand
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long side: dismembered bodies; Natalia with hand
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Natalia carries Adrian's hand to Constantinople; inscription: here lies Adrian
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Natalia with Adrian's hand