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Sicilian silver in Malta: an eighteenth-century ciborium in Mdina

01/2023 | 1438 | 165

Pages: 42-49

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Author:

Cruciata, Roberta (Cruciata, Roberta)

Subjects

artists:

Furnò, Decio

dates:

1780-1789

media:

Silverwork

museums and institutions:

Cathedral Museum, Mdina, Malta

patrons:

Fra' Corrado, Arezzo e Zacco (1719–82)

places:

Siracusa / Mdina / Sicily / Malta

subjects:

Ciboria (vessels)

Illustrations

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1. Ciborium, by Decio Furnò. 1781–82. Silver, gilded silver and velvet, 69 by 66 cm. (Cathedral Museum, Mdina; photograph Mario Mintoff).

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10. Detail of Fig.1, showing the cartouche with the coat of arms of the Arezzo family.

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11. Tombstone of Fra’ Corrado Arezzo e Zacco. Sicilian(?), after 1782. Polychrome marble, 228 by 107 cm. (Co-Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Valletta; © St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation).

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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing the cherubim’s heads and other decorative elements.

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3. Cartouche nouveau, by Pierre-Edme Babel. Mid-eighteenth century. Engraving, 20.5 by 16 cm. (Biblioteca centrale della Regione siciliana ‘Alberto Bombace’, Palermo, with the kind permission of the Assessorato regionale dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana).

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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing the mark of Syracuse (an eagle in profile), the consul’s mark, NSC81, and the maker’s mark, DF.

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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the consul’s mark, NSC81, and the maker’s mark, DF.

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6. Detail of Fig.1, the mark of Syracuse (an eagle in profile) and the consul’s mark, GACH82.

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7. Detail of Fig.1, showing the consul’s mark, NSC81, and the maker’s mark, DF.

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8. Detail of Fig.1, showing the interior of the ciborium and the later taffeta lining.

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9. Ciborium and throne, by Decio Furnò. 1772–73. Silver, gilded silver, copper and velvet, height 175 by 100 by 55 cm. (S. Marco, Enna; photograph Rocco Lombardo).

Book Review

Objects, Relics, and Migrants: The Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan and the Cult of its Saints (386–972)

04/2022 | 1429 | 164

Pages: 419-421

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Reviewer:

Quadri, Irene (Quadri, Irene)

Subjects

buildings:

Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy

subjects:

Bishop Ambrose of Milan (reg. 374–97) / Saints / Relics / Altars / Mosaics / Ciboria (vessels) / Italian architecture / Medieval architecture / Medieval art / Religious architecture

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subjects:

Objects, Relics, and Migrants: The Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan and the Cult of its Saints (386–972) By Ivan Foletti. 250 pp. incl. 106 col. + 38 b. & w. ills. (Viella, Rome, 2020), €45. ISBN 978–88– 6728–950–9. | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

2. Detail of the reverse of the Golden Altar, S. Ambrogio, Milan. 824–59. (Photograph Domenico Ventura).

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Three English Romanesque Enamelled Ciboria

04/1984 | 973 | 126

Pages: 204-217

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Author:

Stratford, Neil (Stratford, Neil)

Subjects

dates:

1100-1199

places:

England / Warwick / Worcester

subjects:

British painting / Metalwork / Enamels

subjects:

Ciboria (vessels)

subjects:

Bible stories / Romanesque

subjects:

Visual sources / Mosan

Illustrations

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17. B Lamb. Medallions inside the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria

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18. W Lamb. Medallions inside the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria

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19. M Lamb. Medallions inside the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria

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20. M Christ. Medallions inside the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria

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21. B Christ. Medallions inside the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria

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22. M1a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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23. M2a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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24. M3a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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25. B1a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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26. M4a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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27. B2a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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28. M5a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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29. B3a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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30. M6a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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31. B4a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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32. B5a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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33. B6a. New Testament Scenes on the Covers of the Morgan and Balfour Ciboria.

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34. M1b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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35. W1b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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36. M2b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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37. W2b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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38. B3b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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39. W5b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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40. M3b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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41. M4b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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42. B1b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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43. B2b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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44. W3b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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45. W4b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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46. M5b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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47. W6b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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48. M6b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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49. B4b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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50. B5b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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51. B6b. Old Testament Scenes on the Bowls of the Morgan, Balfour and Warwick Ciboria.

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52. Ms. F 81, folio 234. (Cathedral Chapter Library, Worcester).

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