Monstrance of Thadea Petrucci

Title

Monstrance of Thadea Petrucci

Detail description

An inscription around the stem of this fourteenth-century reliquary from Florence celebrates "Mistress Thadea Petrucci," who had the receptacle made "for the salvation of her dead." Thadea's gift, made during a period dominated by the experience of the Black Death (1347-1351) poignantly demonstrates the redemptive value attributed to such offerings. Contributing to the beauty of the Lord's temple was a way to gain God's benevolence at the time judgment. Here, the act of giving is sanctioned by the patron.

Creator

Patron: Thadea Petrucci

Creation location

Florence, Italy

Date

ca. 1340-1350

Medium

Gilded copper, enamel, rock crystal

Dimensions

Height: 25 in.
Diam.: 9 3/8 in.

Collection

Walters Art Museum

Inventory number

53.51

Photo credit

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/11121/monstrance-of-thadea-petrucci/

Files

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Citation

“Monstrance of Thadea Petrucci,” Responding to Medieval Art, accessed March 29, 2024, https://medievalresponses.omeka.net/items/show/24.