Tabernacle Portal And Ciborium, Made Of Gilded Wood With A Pelican, Late 18th Century

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Tabernacle Portal And Ciborium, Made Of Gilded Wood With A Pelican, Late 18th Century

A beautiful, gilded, carved wooden ciborium portal depicting a pelican (the Eucharistic symbol par excellence; in religious art, the pelican is often depicted standing above its nest, situated at the top of the cross, in the act of feeding its young; by “metaphor,” it becomes an image of the Holy Spirit, evoking the heavenly purity of God.)
Italian craftsmanship, late 18th century; the reverse features a cross embroidered on silk—
dimensions: height 52 cm, width 32 cm, depth 4 cm

500 €