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Plate depicting the Lamb of God

Forge work

Anonymous

16th century

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Another of the pieces with an abundant repertoire in the German plates of the 16th century that can be attributed to Nuremberg. It portrays, in the central medallion, the Lamb of God, with the Northern European peculiarity of blood flowing from its breast, pouring into the chalice. It is surrounded by numerous epigraphic borders, of floral stylisation, and rosettes and ovolos …, plus a series of small leaves struck at the edge. Given the fundamentally religious use of these pieces, and essentially as collecting plates, the theme of the Lamb of God is especially suitable for the alms of the Mass, in which Christ's sacrifice, symbolised in the Lamb of God, is the fundamental part. The presence of the Christian symbol was no problem when it came to distributing these industrial artefacts in the parts of Central Europe that had turned to Protestantism.

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Location

Room20 ,Floor2

18 Leather

19 Gold, Silver and Metalworking Arts

20 Forge Work

21 Ceramics

22 Study Galleries

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PLACE OF EXECUTION

Germany

PERIOD

16th century

Material

Brass embossed, engraved and struck

Dimensions

6.5 x Ø47.5 cm

Origin

Provenance unknown

WORK NUMBER

MEV 15353