
Rijksmuseum
Monstrance from De Toren clandestine church
Creator
anonymousunknown creator of a work (do not use as value of P50; use "unknown value" instead)
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- c. 1675
- Medium
- gold (metal), silver (metal), diamond (mineral), glass
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Object ID
- BK-1968-31
From the Rijksmuseum record
Roman Catholics believe that the consecrated bread is literally the body of Christ. The Host thus became an object of veneration, and containers were made in which to keep or display it to the faithful. The monstrance (from the Latin word for ‘to show’) is the most important of all of the Host containers, as is underscored by its sculptural design and the precious materials used to make it.
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