# Reliquary Bust of San Gennaro

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GODEFROYD, Etienne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/godefroyd-etienne-r368ab64a086233>)
- Date: 1301-1350
- Technique: Gold and silver with inlaid enamel and jewels

## Commentary

In 1304 Charles II of Naples commissioned three Provancal goldsmiths, Etienne Godefroyd, Guillaume de Verdelay, and Milet d&#39;Auxerre, to produce a reliquary bust of the patron saint of Naples, San Gennaro. It was probably intended to mark the one-thousandth anniversary of the saint&#39;s martyrdom. This kind of relics were carried through city streets on festival days and in times of peril.

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