Rijksmuseum
Monstrance from De Toren clandestine church
anonymous
- Date
- c. 1675
- Medium
- gold (metal), silver (metal), diamond (mineral), glass
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
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.
The authoritative record is held by Rijksmuseum. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Creator
anonymousunknown creator of a work (do not use as value of P50; use "unknown value" instead)
All works by this person →More on WikidataRelated across collections
Semantically similar works from Rijksmuseum and other institutions.
Monstrance (ostensoir)
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Monstrance
Rijksmuseum
Monstrance
Art Institute of Chicago
Monstrance with the "Paten of Saint Bernward"
Cleveland Museum of Art
Lunula from a monstrance
Rijksmuseum
Reliquary Monstrance in the form of a Church
Art Institute of Chicago
Bust of Christ
Getty Museum
Chalice, paten and spoon
Rijksmuseum
Capital with Dragons
Cleveland Museum of Art
Communion host container or pyx
Rijksmuseum
Monstrance
Art Institute of Chicago
De Emmaüsgangers
Rijksmuseum