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Design for a Monstrance
mid-17th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Loose sketch of a monstrance at center through which a concecrated host would be exhibited for veneration. Two angels kneeling upon the cornices of broken pediments raise a crown above the transparent vessel containing the host with one-hand each. The angel on the left holds a cross in his right hand, while the angel on the right holds an anchor in his left hand.
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Details
- Title: Design for a Monstrance
- Date Created: mid-17th century
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Red chalk on paper
- Credit line: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
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