This was a treat to watch. After looking at reliquaries in Italy which had often featured desiccated body parts, it's a relief to see one housing such a humble & substantial object. BTW, I hope you guys do a Tom of Finland work one day. I've noticed you've done a few queer artists and it's hard to think of many who's had as much impact. I can personally recommend "Tom House" in LA as a fantastic resource of queer art. I think it's especially important given contemporary political witch-hunts seeking to destroy our history. Thanks for your awesome work 🙏
@@hazelwray4184 - especially with that name timing are of the essence, if art nouveau came after the dark ages it would be really strange calling the next period the rennesanse I think, rennesanse from what kind of
To clarify, the term, Celtic art, while popularly used to refer to the interlace seen in Irish art of the Medieval era is not correct and should more properly be referred to as Insular art, or the more antiquated, Hiberno-Saxon; in part because the style is broader than just Ireland and because the impact of the Celts/Gauls, while still present (in language for example), is generally regarded as having waned with the advent of Christianity in Ireland.
5:21 The "coarb" or "successor of Patrick" was a title (basically Abbot and later Archbishop of Armagh) and the second Domnall mentioned here was the holder of that title from 1091 to 1105
It's interesting the way we attribute value to things. On any other day, this bell wouldn't generate a second glance, must less be adorned with a shrine or indicate any kind of authority... I've been inspired to wonder what my associative relic would be, lol.
What a priceless treasure!
Love seeing this again! It was one of my favorite pieces at the Museum!
It is a wonderful thing to see detailed imagery, and expert analysis, on the art in my own country! Thank You.
It's a mixture of textures mixed with stones, a beautiful outer casing.
Beautiful
This was a treat to watch. After looking at reliquaries in Italy which had often featured desiccated body parts, it's a relief to see one housing such a humble & substantial object. BTW, I hope you guys do a Tom of Finland work one day. I've noticed you've done a few queer artists and it's hard to think of many who's had as much impact. I can personally recommend "Tom House" in LA as a fantastic resource of queer art. I think it's especially important given contemporary political witch-hunts seeking to destroy our history. Thanks for your awesome work 🙏
With this peice you can really see how Celtic art influenced Art Nouveau so many centuries later.
How come the influence took thousand years? The art nouveau artists a little slow to be inspired?
@@doncarlodivargas5497 The Art Nouveau artists were patiently waiting - timing is everything.
@@hazelwray4184 - especially with that name timing are of the essence, if art nouveau came after the dark ages it would be really strange calling the next period the rennesanse I think, rennesanse from what kind of
To clarify, the term, Celtic art, while popularly used to refer to the interlace seen in Irish art of the Medieval era is not correct and should more properly be referred to as Insular art, or the more antiquated, Hiberno-Saxon; in part because the style is broader than just Ireland and because the impact of the Celts/Gauls, while still present (in language for example), is generally regarded as having waned with the advent of Christianity in Ireland.
@@smarthistory-art-history Please use shorter sentences. This is too much info to be clear in a single sentence.
5:21 The "coarb" or "successor of Patrick" was a title (basically Abbot and later Archbishop of Armagh) and the second Domnall mentioned here was the holder of that title from 1091 to 1105
Considering many Irish artifacts went to the British Museum ..i would say the Mulhollands kept this bell very well.
It's interesting the way we attribute value to things. On any other day, this bell wouldn't generate a second glance, must less be adorned with a shrine or indicate any kind of authority... I've been inspired to wonder what my associative relic would be, lol.
Reminds me of the shape of annunaki handbags.
Are the bell really made in iron? And not totally oxidated after all those years?
'Is' (the bell); 'Are' (the bells)
Yes, the bell itself is iron.