sagrarios

Updated: May 16, 2025

The central niche of the retablo, immediately above the altar-table, is generally occupied by a massive beaten silver effigy, the artistic value of which is unluckily partially concealed beneath a heap of valuable cloths and jewels. But where the silversmith's art is purest and most lavishly pronounced is in the sagrarios.

Charles Rudy - The Cathedrals of Northern Spain