Chalice

c. 1500–c. 1520

German
Possibly Saxony

This chalice stands on a foot with six lobes, each with an engraving of a saint. On the stem are additional images of the Crucifixion, the four fathers of the Church (Saints Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome and Gregory), and Saint Agnes, each modeled of gilt silver and ensconced in Gothic arches. Above these miniature sculptural components are enameled plaques spelling out IHESUS (Jesus).

As the imagery suggests, this chalice was used for Christian liturgical ceremony of the Eucharist to hold wine as it is consecrated. This chalice was possibly made in Saxony, Germany, just prior to the Protestant Reformation.

Status: On View, Gallery 236
Department: Applied Arts of Europe

Title: Chalice
Place: Germany (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1500–1520
Medium: Silver gilt and enamel
Dimensions: H.: 24.5 cm (9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: C. Harker and Mae Svoboda Rhodes Acquisition Fund
Reference Number: 2017.83
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