Chalice
Damián de Castro (1716–1793)
Chalice, 1778–80
Gold
H.: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm), base diam.: 4 15/16 (12.6 cm), cup diam.: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem
© The Frick Collection
Documented as working in Madrid and Córdoba, Damián de Castro y Osorio was the principal Spanish goldsmith of the second half of the eighteenth century. The base of this chalice, which was donated by Spanish benefactors, is decorated with figures of angels holding the instruments of the Passion of Christ and, above, Christ at the Column and Our Lady of Sorrow. A third figure is missing.