The Triumph of the Eucharist, Christ as the Man of Sorrows supported by two angels standing in a chalice
ca. 1550–1600
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (26.6 × 17.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.73.3-120
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the heart of this striking 16th-century Italian woodcut, *The Triumph of the Eucharist Christ appears as the Man of Sor—a poignant iconographic tradition depicting him wounded and mournful after the Crucifixion. Here, he is tenderly supported by two angels within a grand chalice, symbolizing Eucharistic vessel where bread and wine transform into Christ's body and blood. This anonymous print, created around 1550–1600, masterfully blends sorrow with triumph, elevating suffering to divine victory. Produced during the Counter-Reformation, when the Catholic Church reaffirmed core doctrines like...