Chalice
Nicolas Dolin (act. 1648–84)
Chalice, 1661–63
Gilt silver, glass, semi-precious stone
H.: 12 3/16 in. (31 cm), base diam.: 7 1/16 (18 cm), cup diam.: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Terra Santa Museum, Jerusalem
© The Frick Collection
This chalice is decorated, on its base, with the arms of France and Navarre and with a relief of St. Louis (Louis IX) holding the crown of thorns and three nails. The king had acquired some of the Passion relics and brought them to Paris. On the stem are small statuettes of Christ, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Anthony of Padua. Along the upper part are reliefs of the Flagellation, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. The paten is decorated with a relief of the Assumption of the Virgin. This magnificent chalice and paten, a gift from Louis XIV, arrived in Jerusalem on May 4, 1665.
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