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Martin Schongauer

The Crucifixion with Four Angels

c. 1475
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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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