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Wenceslaus Hollar

The Great Chalice Adorned with Figures

1640
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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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