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Pilgrim Medallion with Christ, Angels, Apostles, and Saints

Venetian (Artist)
13th century (Medieval)
glass
(Medieval Europe )

Made from molten glass pressed in a mold, this type of medallion was mass-produced and served as a souvenir or memento of a visit to a holy shrine. The medallion, with a typically Byzantine composition, shows that craftsmen in the port city of Venice were familiar with the art of Constantinople.

Inscription

Cast labels identify the figures on the medallion. On the middle register, reading right to left and top to bottom: left of leftmost figure: B/TO/LO/M/US; [Transcription] B[AR]T[H]OLOM[E]US; [Translation] Bartholomew; left of the central figure: S/ IC; [Transcription] S[ANCTUS]/I[ESUS] C[HRISTUS]; [Translation] Saint (refers to Bartholemew), Jesus Christ; right of the central figure: S/ XC; [Transcription] S[ANCTUS]/ XC[hristus]; Saint (refers to Mark), Christ; right of rightmost figure: MARCUS; [Transcription] MARCUS; [Translation] Mark.

On the lower register, reading right to left and top to bottom: left of leftmost figure: S/IA/CO/b;[Transcription] S[ANCTUS] IACOB; [Translation] Saint James; left of the central figure: S; [Transcription] S[ANCTUS]; [Translation] Saint; right of the central figure: F; [Transcription] F[rancis]; [Translation] Francis; right of rightmost figure: SP/T; [Transcription] S[ANCTUS] P[E]T[ER]; [Translation] Saint Peter.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2020 The Saint Francis Missal. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
2010-2011 Treasures of Heaven. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The British Museum, London.
1982 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Italy, Venice (Place of Origin)

Measurements

2 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 7/16 in. (6.6 x 5.9 x 1.1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Third Floor: Romanesque and Gothic Art

Accession Number

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47.5

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