Set of four candlesticks 1662 Peruvian These candlesticks originally belonged to a set of six that illuminated an altar dedicated to Our Lady of the Pomegranate, a miracle-working sculpture venerated in the town of Llerena in southwestern Spain. The candlesticks and a matching chalice were sent from Peru by a Spanish devotee of the Virgin. Their austere “purist” style, current in both Spain and Spanish America, is visually offset by prominent knops displaying pomegranates that reference the church’s titular Set of four candlesticks. Peruvian. 1662. Silver, chased, engraved. Metalwork-
Set of four candlesticks 1662 Peruvian These candlesticks originally belonged to a set of six that illuminated an altar dedicated to Our Lady of the Pomegranate, a miracle-working sculpture venerated in the town of Llerena in southwestern Spain. The candlesticks and a matching chalice were sent from Peru by a Spanish devotee of the Virgin. Their austere “purist” style, current in both Spain and Spanish America, is visually offset by prominent knops displaying pomegranates that reference the church’s titular Set of four candlesticks. Peruvian. 1662. Silver, chased, engraved. Metalwork-Silver
Size: 4000px × 3021px
Photo credit: © MET/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords:
