Sujet

No. 41., Italian Chalice - 15th Century, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

No. 41., Italian Chalice - 15th Century, 1850. Item from an Exhibition of Ancient and Medieval Art in London: 'This example is executed in copper gilt, and is ornamented with enamels of the Apostles round the knob or handle. Notwithstanding that there are many of these chalices of very high antiquity yet extant in our colleges and churches, it is a curious fact that, in the year 1193, all other means of raising the sum required for the ransom of Richard Coeur de Lion having failed, the whole of the church plate in the kingdom was cheerfully contributed for this purpose, the King promising to make restitution when he recovered his liberty - a promise which he subsequently faithfully performed'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A34_215

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,6Mo (2,1Mo) / 27,2cm x 42,0cm / 3216 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Italy Italian religious country religion metal cup British church color golden decoration decorative copper medieval Christianity gold location gilt Victorian century gilded Britain ecclesiastical newspapers press gilding artefact exhibition goblet artifact B&W chalice engraved engraving Drinking vessel Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages nineteenth century 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century gilt-copper Illustrated London News ILN newspaper Unknown copper gilt copper-gilt 19th-century