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Processional Monstrance

Cristóbal de VergaraCirca1560

Museum of the Fairs Foundation - Simón Ruiz Archive

Museum of the Fairs Foundation - Simón Ruiz Archive
Medina del Campo, Spain

The main event of the Corpus Christi festival was the procession in which the consecrated host was exhibited through the streets inside incredible goldsmith pieces created for said celebration. The collegiate church of San Antolín commissioned this monstrance from the Medina silversmith Cristóbal de Vergara and years Later it was gilded by the Medina del Campo City Council.

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  • Title: Processional Monstrance
  • Creator: Cristóbal de Vergara
  • Date: Circa1560
  • Location: Medina del Campo, Spain
  • Physical Dimensions: 89 x 44 x 39 cm
  • Provenance: Collegiate Church of San Antolin
  • Type: Goldsmith
  • External Link: The Piece of the month/May 2002
  • Medium: Copper, silver and bronze.
Museum of the Fairs Foundation - Simón Ruiz Archive

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