Cleveland Museum of Art
Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Osea (Hosea)
- Date
- c. 1170–80
- Medium
- gilded copper, champlevé enamel
- Culture
- Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Once used as decorations for a reliquary shrine, each enamel plaque represents a biblical prophet: Isaiah, Obadiah, Elisha, and Hosea. Fine gold dots punctuate dark blue backgrounds. Typical of Hildesheim enamels, this detailing creates the illusion that the prophets sit against star-studded twilight skies.
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