Christ giving communion to the Apostles in an historiated initial "C" / Artist Unknown, Netherlands
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- Accession Number
- 1968/2.44
- Title
- Christ giving communion to the Apostles in an historiated initial "C"
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Netherlands
- Artist Nationality
- Dutch
- Medium and Support
- tempera and gold leaf on vellum
- Object Creation Date
- 1440-1460
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Flanders (former nation/state/empire)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Flanders (former nation/state/empire)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Gothic
- Dimensions
- 5.6 cm x 4.9 cm (2 3/16 in. x 1 15/16 in.)
- Century
- Mid-15th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Physical Description
- Eight robed male figures, each with a halo, kneel before a v-shaped bench or rail. They face a male figure with a crossed halo that stands on the other side of the bench, holding a golden chalice in his left hand and a circular white wafer imprinted with a crucifixion scene in his right. An altar draped with a red cloth appears behind him. The entire scene is enframed within the letter "C."
- Subject Matter
- This miniature scene, enclosed within the letter "C," depicts Christ standing before an altar giving the bread and wine of communion to the Apostles. The painting has been cut from a manuscript, where the letter "C" served as the initial letter of the phrase used to begin the mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi, an important Christian holy day dedicated to commemorating Christ's bodily sacrifice. The image of communion in the miniature introduces this feast perfectly, since according to Catholic belief the bread and wine were transformed into Christ's body and blood during the mass.
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- altar and altar component coverings and hangings
- altars and altar components
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- religious ceremonies
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 285 x 325
- File Size
- 18 KB
- Record
- 1968/2.44
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"Christ giving communion to the Apostles in an historiated initial "C"; Artist Unknown, Netherlands." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1968-sl-2.44/1968_2.44.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
