The Great Chalice Adorned with Figures
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Great Chalice Adorned with Figures

Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677) · 1640

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CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Dating back to the Romanesque period, architectural niches populated by Christ's apostles—like those seen on the stem of this chalice—are a common feature on church facades.

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