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Source Description
Enamels with bust-length figures of sainted bishops appear on the cup. Depictions of Christ as the Man of Sorrows (Christ with the wounds of his Passion), the Virgin, and John the Evangelist are on the base. The portraits of bishops connected the priest who used the cup to his sacred predecessors. The figure of the dead Christ alludes directly to the object's function as a vessel for sacramental wine, which, according to the Catholic Church, was transformed during the Mass into the blood of Christ.
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Document identity
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31149
label
Chalice
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
31149
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Chalice
description
Enamels with bust-length figures of sainted bishops appear on the cup. Depictions of Christ as the Man of Sorrows (Christ with the wounds of his Passion), the Virgin, and John the Evangelist are on the base. The portraits of bishops connected the priest who used the cup to his sacred predecessors. The figure of the dead Christ alludes directly to the object's function as a vessel for sacramental wine, which, according to the Catholic Church, was transformed during the Mass into the blood of Christ.
provenance
Geheimrat R. von Passavant; Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Company [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, July, 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1450-1475 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
chalices
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/16 × W: 6 × D: 5 5/16, Diam of cup rim: 3 7/8 in. (20.4 × 15.3 × 13.5 × 9.9 cm)
Source extras
med
gilded silver and copper, silver, painted enamel
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
2339
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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