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Monstrance from the Convent of the Poor Clares in Amsterdam
anonymous, 1496
According to believers, Christ is actually present in a monstrance, which was the religious highlight of every medieval church treasury. This ambitious showpiece is also the earliest known Amsterdam monstrance. Shaped like an openwork gothic tower with protruding pinnacles, the silver vessel and its base feature all manner of saints who were important to the nuns.
- Artwork typemonstrans
- Object numberBK-C-2018-1
- Dimensionsheight 79 cm x width 17 cm