Baldachin
Artist/Maker
Spanish
Date1637
MediumHammered silver over wood and gold plate
DimensionsOverall: 102 × 48 × 48 in. (259.1 × 121.9 × 121.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Haig M. Prince
Object number1949.6
Status
Not on viewAccording to an inscription on the outer face of the dome, this baldachin, or processional canopy, was made for the Convent of Santa Clara at Carmona, Spain, in 1637. A second inscription on the base indicates that the canopy was altered or repaired more than a century later, in 1747. These later modifications, done in a more florid, decorative style, include the underside of the canopy, the capitals of the supports, and the crown which surmounts the dome.
Exhibition History
Exhibition of Ecclesiastical Art
- William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City, MO (December 1, 1954 - January 30, 1955 )
Collections
- European
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