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Chalice
(Renaissance Europe )
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
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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.
Exhibitions
| 2002 | The Book of Kings: Art, War, and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Academy Art Museum, Easton; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton; The Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | examined for condition | |
| Treatment | Cleaned | |
| Treatment | Cleaned to reduce silver tarnish and copper corrosion; coated to prevent future tarnish/corrosion. | |
| 2/18/1954 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/24/1964 | Treatment | coated |
| 8/24/1964 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 10/7/2002 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 1/23/2004 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 1/10/2005 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
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)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.463