Author: Unknown
Material / Technique: Metal / Golden Casting
19th century
Origin: Nossa Senhora do Rosário Church and Saint Benedict Chapel
Dimension: 125x18x14cm
Historical Data: A chandelier is a candlestick with several arms (multiple candles). The seven-armed chandelier is linked to Jewish culture, due to its mention in chapter 25 of the Old Testament Book of Exodus. There, you can find the details of a piece of this type to be made for the temple, on which the Spirit of God would rest, so that it is known by the name of Menorah. The prophet Zacarias also had contact with the chandelier, since in his book, he narrates how he saw it, next to two olive branches, one on the left and one on the right.
