The Mystic Wine Press, unknown maker from Romania

Artwork Overview

The Mystic Wine Press
late 1700s–early 1800s
The Mystic Wine Press , late 1700s–early 1800s
Where object was made: Principalities of Wallacia and Moldavia (present-day Romania)
Material/technique: reverse painting on glass
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 33 x 27.3 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 13 x 10 3/4 in
Credit line: The Mildred Lee Ward Collection
Accession number: 2010.0053
Not on display

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The Object Speaks

Iconography of Jesus in the winepress, where his body becomes grapes that become wine, connects Jesus’ suffering during the Crucifixion to the Christian rite of the Eucharist, in which bread and wine are consumed in remembrance of his body and blood. This representation of the mystic winepress showing Jesus with a vine growing from a wound in his side is distinctive to the region of Romania.

Exhibitions

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
2016–2021
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
2016–2021