Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Holy Sepulchre | 1659 | Zagreb Cathedral Treasury Zagreb, North-West Croatia, Croatia | The gold-thread relief embroidery of the Holy Sepulchre covers eight panels and contains 16 oval medallions, which bordered by gold cartouches, contain scenes from the Old and New Testaments.
The Bishop of Zagreb, Petar Petretić, commissioned the Sepulchre from the German embroiderer, Wolfgang Jakob Stoll. |
Antependium with the Tribute of Continents and Imperial Countries to the Holy Family | 1710–1730 | Moravian Gallery, Brno Governor's Palace, Brno, Moravia, Czech Republic | The antependium with scenes from the legends of St. Joseph is one of only a few examples of the use of figurative embroidery in sacred art during the first-half of the 18th century, and a specimen of monastery art. |
Chasuble | Mid eighteenth century | Parish church of San Giovanni Battista Minerbio, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | The red background of the chasuble is divided into fields by silver lace. Two garlands of leaves unfurl against a net ground, the sides of which are marked with a dangling garland motif also against a net ground. The central pole springs from an acanthus bush with the instruments of the Passion of Christ in its spires. |
Monstrance of the Golden Sun of Moravia | 1748–1750 | Museum of Art, Archdiocesan Museum Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic | This vessel, for carrying the embodiment of Christ's flesh, the Host, is one of only a few gold monstrances in Europe. The typically Baroque, intricately undulating ornamentation encircles a case with a lunette, the crescent for holding the Host. The sunburst symbolises the source of life, light and Divine truth. |
Sacramento Monstrance | First half of the 18th century | Machado de Castro National Museum Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal | Holding the solar sphere made out of silver – glowing with the true Word of God – the Atlantes angel is supposed to increase the emotional and devotional fervour of the congregation and lead them to contemplate the Divine light of truth and its beauty. |
Reliquary Chest of St. João de Brito | c. 1694–1698 | Lisbon's Holy House of Mercy / Museum of São Roque Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal | Commissioned by King D. Pedro II, this Reliquary Chest is engraved in low-relief with scenes of St. João de Brito's life and martyrdom. The bas-relief on the top features the saint in Indian dress, wearing sandals and carrying a staff. |