© Trustees of the British Museum | Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
© Trustees of the British Museum | Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Untitled (A Papal chalice of gold)

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From the Collection

Description

A Papal chalice of gold; with relief and filigree work studded with pearls, enamels of the Twelve Apostles in niches around the stem and acanthus leaves at the base of the bowl. Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white and gold, over black chalk.

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

© Trustees of the British Museum

From the Watercolour World

Location

Vatican Palace, Vatican City

Country

Vatican City

Medium

Watercolour