Monstrans met God 1608 - 1688

"Monstrans met God" is an anonymous etching that depicts God in the clouds above a monstrance. The monstrance is a vessel used in the Catholic Church to display the consecrated Host, the bread that is believed to become the body of Christ. The depiction of the monstrance is highly detailed, as is the surrounding cloud formation. The inscription at the bottom of the image is from the Bible: "O Caritas, Caro mea vere est cibius". The etching is a devotional piece that was likely created for personal use. This work is dated 1608-1688 and is housed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.