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Reliquary bust of a companion of Saint Ursula

Reliquary bust of a companion of Saint Ursula. Culture: Belgian, possibly Brussels. Dimensions: Height: 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm). Date: ca. 1520-30. This piece is one of twenty-three related reliquary busts, many of which have a Spanish provenance. In addition to the compartment visible on the saint's chest, a hinged opening at the top of her head gives access to another relic container. Although long believed to be Spanish, this series of busts is closer in style to the work of sculptors from the sourthern Lowlands (Brabant or possibly Brussels), whose influence on Spanish sculpture in the late Gothic period was profound. Some examples may well have been carved in Spain by Brabantine artists who migrated to Spain during this period of close political and artistic relations at the end of the fifteenth and in the early sixteenth century. Another possible explanation is that the Hapsburg emperor Charles V donated the pieces to Spanish churches, or that Spanish officials at his court in Brussels acquired the pieces and brought them back to Spain.
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Reliquary bust of a companion of Saint Ursula
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Traduction automatique: Buste reliquaire d'une compagne de Sainte Ursule. Culture : Belge, Bruxelles peut-être. Dimensions : Hauteur : 17 7/8 in. (45,4 cm). Date : env. 1520-30. Cette pièce est l'un des vingt-trois bustes reliquaires apparentés, dont beaucoup ont une provenance espagnole. En plus du compartiment visible sur la poitrine de la sainte, une ouverture à charnière au sommet de sa tête donne accès à un autre contenant de reliques. Bien que longtemps considérée comme espagnole, cette série de bustes est plus proche dans le style du travail des sculpteurs des basses terres du sud (Brabant ou peut-être Bruxelles), dont l'influence sur la sculpture espagnole à la fin de la période gothique a été profonde. Certains exemples pourraient bien avoir été sculptés en Espagne par des artistes brabançons qui ont émigré en Espagne pendant cette période de relations politiques et artistiques étroites à la fin du XVe et au début du XVIe siècle. Une autre explication possible est que l'empereur des Habsbourg Charles V a fait don des pièces aux églises espagnoles, ou que les fonctionnaires espagnols de sa cour à Bruxelles ont acquis les pièces et les ont ramenées en Espagne.
Reliquary bust of a companion of Saint Ursula. Culture: Belgian, possibly Brussels. Dimensions: Height: 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm). Date: ca. 1520-30. This piece is one of twenty-three related reliquary busts, many of which have a Spanish provenance. In addition to the compartment visible on the saint's chest, a hinged opening at the top of her head gives access to another relic container. Although long believed to be Spanish, this series of busts is closer in style to the work of sculptors from the sourthern Lowlands (Brabant or possibly Brussels), whose influence on Spanish sculpture in the late Gothic period was profound. Some examples may well have been carved in Spain by Brabantine artists who migrated to Spain during this period of close political and artistic relations at the end of the fifteenth and in the early sixteenth century. Another possible explanation is that the Hapsburg emperor Charles V donated the pieces to Spanish churches, or that Spanish officials at his court in Brussels acquired the pieces and brought them back to Spain.
Technique/matériel:
Oak, polychromed and gilt on plaster ground; glass opening for relic
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Autorisations:
Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:
3981 x 3982 px | 45.4 MB
Taille d'impression:
33.7 x 33.7 cm | 13.3 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
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