Artwork Page for Devotional Badge with Saint James Flanked by Two Kneeling Pilgrims

Details / Information for Devotional Badge with Saint James Flanked by Two Kneeling Pilgrims

Devotional Badge with Saint James Flanked by Two Kneeling Pilgrims

c. 1200–1250

Italy, Venice

Medium
molded green glass
Measurements
Overall: 2.9 x 2.6 cm (1 1/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Lawrence Hitchcock Fund 1985.146
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
110A Italian Gothic
Print

Description

In addition to vessels, the glass kilns of Venice produced some devotional badges such as this one. These small objects may have been collected by pilgrims as mementos. This example probably recalls a journey to Santiago da Compostella in distant Spain, one of the greatest medieval pilgrimage destinations. Thought to imitate more valuable carved gems, these glass-plate medallions were made in large quantity by pressing a mold over opaque or transparent molten glass.

Devotional Badge with Saint James Flanked by Two Kneeling Pilgrims

c. 1200–1250

Italy, Venice

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

    Contact Us

    The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

    To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

    All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.