Standing Pyx
by Print Collector
Title
Standing Pyx
Artist
Print Collector
Medium
Drawing - Illustration
Description
Standing pyx, circa 1490-1520, (1881). Etching of a pyx made in Córdoba, Spain, late 15th-early 16th century. A pyx is a container for storing communion bread - the 'host' - used during catholic mass. This example is of silver gilt with cloisonné enamels, decorated with wild men and a dragon, and a crucifix on the lid. The owner, a member of the Bermudez family, was a Knight of the Order of Alcantara. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]. Artist Thomas Riley. (Photo by The Print Collector via Getty Images)
Image provided by Getty Images.
Uploaded
January 28th, 2021
Statistics
Viewed 316 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/20/2024 at 11:52 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Tags
Image ID
1175731774
Comments
There are no comments for Standing Pyx. Click here to post the first comment.