A Unique Gift of Medieval Art

A most treasured possession of Jean, Duc de Berry (1340 -1416), namely a Reliquary containing a Thorn believed to have come from Christ’s Crown of Thorns became a fascinating story of a skilled reproduction.

The Reliquary was commissioned by a very learned and art-loving French noble who treasured and surrounded himself with the best that medieval artisans could create. Jean, Duc de Berry, is also known for his commission of the Très Riches Heures., a magnificent illuminated manuscript that survives at the Musee Conde in France.