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Cleveland Museum of Art148071landscapeTullio Lombardo (Italian, c. 1455–1532)c. 1480–1500CC0cma sacred-art objects-with-gravity sacred art objects with gravity archway angels renaissance wood carving gilded religious art italian art gold leaf patronage medieval ornate classical bronze blue grey tabernacle relief flankingTullio Lombardo (Italian, c. 1455–1532) c. 1480–1500 Italy, Venice polychromed marble Sculpture European ReligiousSacred & Devotional Objects with Gravity
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Tabernacle Relief with Flanking Angels by Tullio Lombardo (Italian, c. 1455–1532) (c. 1480–1500). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.105
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This relief once framed a tabernacle—a receptacle above and behind an altar for the safekeeping of the Eucharist. The inscription over the doorway, LOCHVS SANCTVS (Holy Place), and below, LAVS DEO (Praise God), confirm the relief’s intended purpose. Originally, a door at center, perhaps in gilt bronze, would have secured the tabernacle. The pose, costumes, and modeling of the flanking angels all suggest the hand of a gifted artist probably working under the influence of Tullio Lombardo, a brilliant Venetian marble sculptor.
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A gilded wooden archway features two winged angel figures flanking a Latin inscription above a central opening.
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