Minor or Major?
This article explores the origin and distinctive features of Castilian tabernacle-altarpieces. Less attention will be paid to the well-known specimens of the fourteenth century (as for example the Castildelgado and Yurre altarpieces) and the focus will be on some poorly preserved, fragmented and man...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:224320 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/224320 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/medievalia.495 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | History of art Altarpiece Tabernacle-altarpiece Gothic art Gothic sculpture Gothic painting Crown of Castile Contrasta Santa María de Mave Toledo cathedral Villalcázar de Sirga Historia del arte Retablo Retablo-tabernáculo Arte gótico Escultura gótica Pintura gótica Corona de Castilla Catedral de Toledo |
| Resumo: | This article explores the origin and distinctive features of Castilian tabernacle-altarpieces. Less attention will be paid to the well-known specimens of the fourteenth century (as for example the Castildelgado and Yurre altarpieces) and the focus will be on some poorly preserved, fragmented and manipulated specimens of the late thirteenth century, for which proposals of reconstruction are provided in some instances. To investigate the origin of Castilian tabernacle-altarpieces, the study centres on several thirteenth-century sculptures that were placed either before back panels or within baldachins to highlight them. These displays are usually regarded as the forerunners of genuine tabernacle-altarpieces. In this context, special attention is paid to the images of the Virgin and Child in the church of Villalcázar de Sirga (Palencia). Concerning the distinctive features of Castilian tabernacle-altarpieces, the text points out the relationship between the earliest tabernacle-altarpieces and the locally produced monumental and tomb sculpture, which in all likelihood served as a model for these early altarpieces. |
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