St Fortunato

The simulacrum lies on a cushioned litter, with its right elbow resting on the surface and the forearm touching the chest. The left arm extends along the torso, holding a palm leaf. The knees are bent, the feet rest laterally, and the right one is slightly forward. The face is flat, with closed eyes and lips, and appears to have been moulded with overlapping fabrics rather than painted. It is adorned in a Roman-style outfit, including a short tunic, blue brocade armour, pteruges, silvery lace gloves, and intricately decorated sandals. A colourful mantle with vegetal and zoomorphic motifs drapes over the body. Transparent gauze reveals the bones and an internal metal mesh on the limbs. The simulacrum rests on a litter lined with red fabric and accented with golden trims. A wide, adorned paper cartouche lies against the thighs of the simulacrum of St Fortunato, bearing the inscription

“Corpus S. Pueri Fortunati Martyris”

This indicates that the holy body inside the simulacrum belongs to a young individual and that the name was assigned through baptism following the exhumation of the bones.