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Late 15th century Spanish `Paschal Candlestick` made of wood with paint and gilding in the Cloisters in New York City. #255039499
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Pictured is a late 15th century Spanish `Paschal Candlestick` made of wood with paint and gilding in the Cloisters in Fort Tyrone Park in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. Governed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cloisters specializes in medieval art and architecture with a focus on Romanesque and Gothic periods. It is decorated with the prophets and Adam and Eve in the top register, Saint Benedict and the five Franciscan saints in the middle, and six of the twelve apostles of Jesus at the bottom.
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