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Monstrance of Thadea Petrucci
(Medieval Europe )
An inscription around the stem of this fourteenth-century reliquary from Florence celebrates "Mistress Thadea Petrucci," who had the receptacle made "for the salvation of her dead." Thadea's gift, made during a period dominated by the experience of the Black Death (1347-1351) poignantly demonstrates the redemptive value attributed to such offerings. Contributing to the beauty of the Lord's temple was a way to gain God's benevolence at the time judgment. Here, the act of giving is sanctioned by the patron.
Provenance
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Thadea Petrucci, ca. 1340-1350, by commission; Camillo Castiglioni, Vienna [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Amsterdam, November 17-20, 1925, no. 232; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924-1926 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1962 | The International Style: The Arts in Europe Around 1400. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/1940 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/1/1962 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 4/19/2016 | Examination | Examined |
| 4/19/2016 | Examination | Examined in preparation for exhibition. |
Geographies
Italy, Florence (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 25 x Diam: 9 3/8 in. (63.5 x 23.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924-1926 (?)
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
53.51