Elevation of a Reliquary Cross, Pietro Belli, Italian, 1780–1828, Pen and ink, brush and ochre and black watercolor, graphite on paper, Vertical rectangle. Design for a reliquary, the pedestal in the shape of an antae sarcophagus, featuring a pelican on clouds and cherubim supports. Above, a serpent coils around the base of the cross with an apple in its mouth. Above, the Veil of Veronica hangs with the image of the face of Jesus Christ. Spear and sponge staff are carried in front of the bottom part of the cross above the cloth, the sudarium suspended from them. Four circular receptacles

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