Room 5 - The gold of the Middle Ages

Gold, the metal of light, transcendence and sacredness, is the common thread linking these medieval works despite their diversity.

	Embriachi workshop (Florence/Venice, c. 1380-1430) Reliquary box Wood and inlays of ivory, tortoiseshell and precious woods Lorenzo di Bicci (painter, Florence c. 1350-1427)  Saint William of Malavalle founds the Order of the Guglielmites Tempera and gilding on panel Second half of the 14th century  Provenance: Sluderno, Coira Castle
	Tyrolean sphere Coronation of the Virgin  c. 1430 Provenance: Morter, chapel of St. Stephen near Obermontani Castle Tempera on wood
	South Tyrolean painter Madonna and Child Early 15th century Provenance: Velturno Tempera on panel

Display case with sacred objects
   
1
German manufacture
Pyxis
15th century
Cast and gilded copper 
   
2
Italian manufacture
Astylar cross with crucified Christ, Mary and John, two angels
First half of the 14th century 
Wood with embossed and gilded copper
   
3
Italian manufacture
Thurible
14th century
Cast and pierced bronze 
    
4
Limoges Manufacture
Astylar cross with crucified Christ 
First half of the 13th century
Cast, embossed and gilded bronze with enamel 
Unknown Manufacture
   
5 
Unknown manufacture
Pyx
13th century 
Cast and gilded copper 
   
6
Italian manufacture
Reliquary of St. Laurence
13th century 
Cast and engraved bronze with crystal
    
7
Unknown manufacture
Table cross / reliquary 
15th-19th century 
Gilded silver and inlaid wood 
   
8
Unknown manufacture
Pyxis
1523
Embossed and gilded copper 
         

Unknown artist God the Father between St. Margaret and John the Baptist, with the Austrunk clients c. 1380-1390 Provenance: Senales, Allerengelberg Charterhouse Tempera on panel

Christ on the Palm Donkey
In Central Europe, since the early Middle Ages, a statue of Christ on the Palm Donkey (“Palmesel” in German) has been carried in procession on Palm Sunday, the day that marks the beginning of Holy Week celebrations. 

Hans Klocker Christ on the Palm Donkey c. 1498 Provenance: Caldaro, parish church  Carved and painted wood

The work on display comes from the parish church of Caldaro and is by Hans Klocker, an artist who also created the high altar of the same church around 1498, which has now been dismantled. Klocker, owner of a thriving workshop in Bressanone, was one of the most important Tyrolean artists of the second half of the 15th century. His works are distinguished by their strong realism and rich detail, as can be seen in the marked drapery.
Carried in outdoor processions for about 360 years, approximately until 1860, the Palm Donkey has been part of the Museum's collections since 1904.