Eucharistic Chalice, 1627
André Schillerexpand_more
Silver, giltexpand_more
Gift of funds from the Decorative Arts Council in celebration of its thirty-fourth anniversaryexpand_more 2011.5.1
On View in Gallery 350expand_more
According to Catholic belief, performing the Eucharist – the sacrament of Holy Communion in the Christian faith – transforms the wine from the Eucharistic chalice into the blood of Christ. Christian theologians have historically disputed whether the ritual of consecration physically transforms the wine into Christ’s blood, or if Christ is only symbolically present. Schiller’s Eucharistic Chalice is decorated with the scene of the crucifixion, acting as a visual reminder of the spilled blood of Christ contained within the chalice.
Details
- Title
- Eucharistic Chalice
- Artist Life
- active c. 1600
- Role
- Maker
- Accession Number
- 2011.5.1
- Curator Approved
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