Kelk, kan, kandelaar, bassin en wierookvat 1817

Pietro Ruga created this drawing of sacred objects, including a chalice, ewer, and censer. These objects speak to a deep human impulse: to create vessels and tools that elevate the spirit. Consider the chalice, its form echoes across cultures, from the goblets of ancient feasts to the Christian Holy Grail. It is more than a drinking vessel. It is a symbol of transformation, of receiving and containing the divine. The ewer, with its graceful spout, has been used from antiquity to purify and sanctify through the act of pouring. Water, like the spirit, flows and cleanses. These ritual objects are adorned with foliage, hinting at nature's cyclical rebirth. They reflect humanity’s enduring quest to grasp the intangible through the tangible, shaping matter into metaphors. The forms of these objects recur throughout history, mirroring our collective subconscious. These shapes carry meaning, resurfacing time and again in our rituals, art, and dreams, and evolving to express the subtleties of the human soul.