File:Meyer Monstrance with pelican 01.jpg
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Monstrance with pelican.
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Monstrance with pelican. |
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| Date | 1692 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | enamel, gilt and precious stones on silver | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Treasury |
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| Notes | Created in Augsburg. The image of the pelican feeding its brood with its own blood in the center, is the symbol of Christ's self-sacrificing love for humanity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | Gordon Campbell (2006). The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts. Oxford University Press. ISBN 01-95189-48-5, p. 245 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Own work | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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