# Monstrance

- By: Jan Geldolfs Hoghenzoon
- Date: c. 1520
- Medium: silver (metal), glass
- Classification: monstrans
- Dimensions: height 64 cm x diameter 19.2 cm x weight 1830 g
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-1981-2--957159f482c4a8235b6cf9e8ec09d4b8)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/FRFXg/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The design of monstrances closely reflected the elaborate Gothic church architecture of the 15th and early 16th centuries. The glass section was for the host, the body of Christ, according to Roman Catholic doctrine. This sacred host was displayed in a monstrance to worshippers during processions and on religious feast days.