Cleveland Museum of Art
The Crucifixion with Four Angels
Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491) · c. 1475
The collecting of Christ's blood in chalices by the angels in this composition refers directly to transubstantiation, or conversion of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ during Roman Catholic mass.
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