Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Sacrifice of Isaac, a relief in bronze 1402 by Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of the Catholic

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Gothic Ciborium (a vessel that holds the eucharistic bread in the Christian church) at Obermillingen near Rees.

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Creation of Eve. From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) second, bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the

Artifacts - Relief - Italy The Descent from the Cross. Relief in bronze by Donatello (1386-1466) in San Lorenzo at Florence. The sculptor is generally agreed to be one of the greatest of all Renaissance artists. He was born in the year work began on the

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Christ and St. Thomas. Bronze group by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) San Micchele at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Peace of Arras between Charles VII and Phillip of Burgundy. He was the teacher of Leon

Artifacts - Bronze - Italy Drawer Handle c. 1580 Italian cinque-cento design, metal, furniture, 16th century The Renaissance -- the revival of arts and literature under the influence of classical (Greek & Roman) models in the 14th - 16th centuries.

Artifacts - Metal - Germany Gothic Monstrance. Castle Sedletz, Bohemia. 15th century. The Gothic style succeeded the Romanesque period. It reached its highest achievements in Northern and Western Europe from the mid-12th century until as late as the 16t

Artifacts - Gold - Italy Saltcellar created for Francis I of France by Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) The artist was a renowned Florentine goldsmith, sculptor and writer of the mannerist school. His autobiography, which survives is one of the key documen

Artifacts - Wood/Gold - France Early Romanesque Reliquary. Wood Covered with Sheet-Gold c. 1000 A reliquary was used to store blessed relics - pieces of a deceased holy person`s body or belongings - for purposes of reverence.

Artifacts - Silver/Gold - Austria Chalice from the Convent at Admont (a wine cup used in the communion service) 15th century. The significance of the rite in the Christian religion has its origins in the epistles of St. Paul to the Corinthians (1 Corint

Artifacts - Relief - Italy Pharisee and Levite, part of a group in bronze by Rustici. Baptistery at Florence. 1511. A Pharisee was a member of a Jewish religious party that believed in an oral tradition of Jewish learning. They had their greatest influe

Artifacts - Gold - Italy - France Medal in honor of Francis I of France by Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571). The artist was a renowned Florentine goldsmith, sculptor and writer of the mannerist school. His autobiography, which survives is one of the key d

Artifacts - Metal - France Bronze Candlestick 15th. Century.