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The photo shows the Monstrance of Arfe (La Gran Ostensoria de Toledo). It is made of the finest silver and gold and bejewelled with gems, it is over ten feet tall (over 3 meters). The monstrance is used in the annual feast of Corpus Christi of Toledo. It was created by Enrique de Arfe, born Heinrich von Harff, originally from Jülich or Harff near Cologne, Germany. Cardinal Cisneros commissioned this piece and it took Arfe from 1517–1524. The work is in the form of a Gothic temple, with all the architectural details, such as columns, arches, and vaultings, the whole resembling a delicate lacework. It has scenes from the life of the Saviour in its relief. It has two hundred and sixty statuettes of various sizes, all exhibiting the same skill in workmanship.