Reliquary with Lucrezia Borgia’s Hair

Reliquary with Lucrezia Borgia’s HairAlessandro Francesco Ravasco

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This ornate reliquary (1728) preserves a lock of hair attributed to Lucrezia Borgia. Framed in malachite and adorned with delicate silverwork, the object embodies Baroque fascination with relics and the eternal memory of powerful women. It transforms physical remnants into symbols of mythic legacy.