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Paschal Candlestick

Paschal Candlestick. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall: 77 x 17 1/4 in. (195.6 x 43.8 cm). Date: ca. 1450-1500. Paschal candlesticks figure prominently in the liturgy of the Easter vigil as part of the celebration of the Resurrection. In a practice that dates to the early church, the congregation gathers around the candlestick while the deacon inserts grains of incense into five holes in the wax of the candle arranged in a cruciform pattern. The ceremony, known as Lumen Christi, concludes with the lighting of the paschal candle, which is raised above the congregants--in the case of this example, more than six feet above them. The decoration of the hexagonal candlestick is organized in three tiers. The upper register is devoted to the Old Testament: Adam and Eve, the Expulsion of Adam and Eve (depicted on two faces), and the prophets Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Zachariah. The second register depicts Saint Benedict and five Franciscan saints: Francis, Bernardino, Anthony of Padua, Louis of Toulouse, and Clare. Six of the apostles appear at the bottom: Saints Bartholomew, Thomas, Barnabas, John, Philip, and Matthias.
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Title:
Paschal Candlestick
Caption:
Paschal Candlestick. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall: 77 x 17 1/4 in. (195.6 x 43.8 cm). Date: ca. 1450-1500. Paschal candlesticks figure prominently in the liturgy of the Easter vigil as part of the celebration of the Resurrection. In a practice that dates to the early church, the congregation gathers around the candlestick while the deacon inserts grains of incense into five holes in the wax of the candle arranged in a cruciform pattern. The ceremony, known as Lumen Christi, concludes with the lighting of the paschal candle, which is raised above the congregants--in the case of this example, more than six feet above them. The decoration of the hexagonal candlestick is organized in three tiers. The upper register is devoted to the Old Testament: Adam and Eve, the Expulsion of Adam and Eve (depicted on two faces), and the prophets Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Zachariah. The second register depicts Saint Benedict and five Franciscan saints: Francis, Bernardino, Anthony of Padua, Louis of Toulouse, and Clare. Six of the apostles appear at the bottom: Saints Bartholomew, Thomas, Barnabas, John, Philip, and Matthias.
Technique/material:
Wood with paint and gilding
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2495 x 4171 px | 29.8 MB
Print size:
21.1 x 35.3 cm | 8.3 x 13.9 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
CANDLEHOLDERS • CANDLESTICKS • CLOISTERS, THE • EUROPE • FURNITURE • GILT • LIGHTING DEVICES • MADE IN CASTILE-LEÓN, SPAIN • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SPAIN • WOOD WITH PAINT AND GILDING • WOODWORK • WOODWORK-FURNITURE