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Christ Holding a Chalice and Cross (recto); Resurrected Christ and Lamb of God (verso)

1666

Alonso Cano

(Spanish, 1601–1667)
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Culture
Spain, 17th century
Medium
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash
Support
Beige paper
Measurements
Sheet: 19 x 13.3 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1982.121
Public Domain
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Location
101B Prints & Drawings(not visible)
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Did You Know?

The disk rising above the chalice in Christ's hand represents the eucharistic wafer. Designs were impressed onto these disks of unleavened bread using special wafer irons, some of which have made it into museum collections.

Description

In this drawing, a triumphant Christ holds the cross signifying his resurrection while offering a chalice as a symbol of his blood and sacrifice. In the background, Saint John the Baptist points, identifying Christ as the Lamb (or sacrifice) of God. Alonso Cano was an artist in Baroque Spain who made works primarily in the service of the Catholic Church and Spanish monarchs. Though no related painting is known, the composition is appropriate for an altarpiece, meant as a visual aid to clarify the meaning of the Catholic Mass.

Christ Holding a Chalice and Cross (recto); Resurrected Christ and Lamb of God (verso)

1666

Alonso Cano

(Spanish, 1601–1667)
Spain, 17th century

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