Bemposta Monstrance
The Bemposta Monstrance ( pt, Custódia da Bemposta) is a monstrance dated 1777, designed by architect Mateus Vicente de Oliveira and made by Prussian-born jewelsmith Adam Gottlieb Pollet. It was commissioned by Peter III of Portugal for the Chapel of Bemposta Palace, an estate in the Infante's dominions as House of the Infantado, Lord of the House of the Infantado. It is one of the finest examples of Portuguese Baroque goldsmithing. It is currently part of the collection of the National Museum of Ancient Art, in Lisbon. History Few documents about the Bemposta Monstrance have survived. It was commissioned by Peter III of Portugal, Infante Peter of Portugal. In his will dictated in 1783, Infante Peter instructed John VI of Portugal, Infante John, his successor over the dominion of the House of the Infantado, the appanage tied to the King's second eldest son, on "the great care he ought to take in the divine worship given to God in the Chapel of Bemposta Palace"; to this effect, he ...
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