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THE SPANISH SERIES

SCULPTURE IN SPAIN

THE SPANISH SERIES

EDITED BY ALBERT F. CALVERT

Toledo
Madrid
Seville
Murillo
Cordova
El Greco
Velazquez
The Prado
The Escorial
Sculpture in Spain
Valencia and Murcia
Royal Palaces of Spain
Spanish Arms and Armour
Leon, Burgos and Salamanca
Catalonia and Balearic Islands
Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia,
Zamora, Avila and Zaragoza

SCULPTURE
IN SPAIN

:: BY ALBERT F. CALVERT ::
:: WITH 162 ILLUSTRATIONS ::

LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD
NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY. MCMXII

Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh

	PAGE
Introduction	1
Early Sculpture belonging to the Native Iberian, Latin, Byzantine, and Visigothic Periods	14
The Churches of the Romanesque and Early Gothic Periods	25
The Sculptured Pieces and Tombs of the Romanesque and Early Gothic Periods	37
The Altar-screens or Retablos of the Romanesque and Gothic Periods	50
The Renaissance, and the Influence of Michael Angelo on the Spanish Sculptors	70
The Renaissance, and the Influence of Michael Angelo (continued)—The Schools of Valladolid and Madrid	97
The School of Andalusia—Juan Martinez Montañés—Seville and its Sculptors	117
The Disciples of Montañés in Seville	142
The School of Granada and Alonso Cano—The Decline of Sculpture—Francisco Zarcello	151

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

TITLE	PLATE
Visigoth Crowns found near Toledo	1
Byzantine Crucifix and the Virgin in the Gothic Style. Provincial Museum of San Marcos, Leon	2
Wooden Crucifix with which the Troops of the Cid were harangued. The smaller Crucifix the Cid carried beneath his Armour. Salamanca Cathedral	3
Byzantine Chest. Toledo Cathedral	4
Roman Statue found in the Ruins of Salonica. Provincial Museum, Burgos	5
El Santo Cristo, Burgos Cathedral	6
Façade of the Cathedral, Santiago de Compostella	7
Portico of La Gloria, Santiago de Compostella Cathedral	8
Detail of Carvings of the Portico of La Gloria, Santiago de Compostella	9
Colegiata de San Isidoro, Leon	10
Spandril of Gate of Pardon in the College of San Isidoro, Leon	11
Two Statues in the Archæological Museum, Leon	12
San Vicente, Avila	13
Basilica of San Vicente, Avila, Principal West Entrance	14
Zamora Cathedral	15
Cloisters of San Pablo del Campo, Barcelona	16
Cloisters of the Monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos	17
Tarragona Cathedral	18
Portal, Tarragona Cathedral	19
Burgos Cathedral	20
Toledo Cathedral	21
Leon Cathedral	22
Detail of the Choir Stalls, Leon Cathedral	23
Detail of the Choir Stalls, Leon Cathedral	24
St. Mary Magdalene and Santo Domingo (Choir Stalls), Leon Cathedral	25
San Celedonio and San Esteban (Choir Stalls), Leon Cathedral	26
Noah, and Adam and Eve (Choir Stalls), Leon Cathedral	27
Samson (Choir Stalls), Leon Cathedral	28
Esau (Choir Stalls), Leon Cathedral	29
Detail of Portico, Santiago de Compostella	30
San Francisco. San Marcos Museum, Leon	31
Various Statues from the Cross Aisle, Leon Cathedral	32
Our Lady del Foro and the Offerings of the Kings, Cloisters, Leon Cathedral	33
A Sepulchre in the Convent of Las Huelgas, Burgos	34
Sepulchres in the Old Cathedral, Salamanca	35
Statues of the Portico, Tarragona Cathedral	36
Puerta Alta de la Coroneria, Burgos Cathedral	37
The Cloister Gate, Burgos Cathedral	38
The Cloisters, Burgos Cathedral	39
Detail of the Cloisters, Burgos Cathedral	40
Detail of the Cloisters, Burgos Cathedral	41
A Sepulchre, Las Huelgas, Burgos	42
Sepulchre of Archbishop Maurice, the Founder of the Cathedral, Burgos	43
Sepulchre of Archbishop Maurice, the Founder of the Cathedral, Burgos	44
Sepulchre of the Infanta Doña Berenguela, Daughter of San Fernando, Monastery of Las Huelgas, Burgos	45
Tomb of Jaime de Aragon, Tarragona Cathedral	46
Sepulchre of Martin, First Bishop of Leon, Leon Cathedral	47
Sepulchre of Don Ordoño II., Leon Cathedral	48
Sepulchre of the Martyrs, Basilica de San Vicente, Avila	49
Sepulchre of Archbishop Lopez de Luna, in the Church of La Seo, Zaragoza	50
Our Lady la Mayor, Statue of Silver, Burgos Cathedral	51
Statue of Our Lady de la Vega, Salamanca	52
Statue of Our Lady de la Blanca, in the Principal Porch, Leon Cathedral	53
St. Michael Slaying the Devil. Silver Statue by Juan de Arfé. Provincial Museum, Salamanca	54
Diptych in the Camarin of Santa Teresa, Escorial	55
Detail of the Altar-screen of the Capilla de Santiago, Toledo Cathedral	56
Altar-screen in the Capilla de Santiago, Toledo Cathedral	57
Chapel of Santiago, containing the Sepulchres of Don Alvaro de Luna and that of his Wife, Doña Juana, Toledo Cathedral	58
Detail of the Altar-piece in the Capilla de la Trinidad, Toledo	59
Altar-piece Carved in Wood, end of Fifteenth Century. Valladolid Museum	60
Centre of a Wooden Altar-piece, end of Fifteenth Century. Valladolid Museum	61
Chapel of St. Anne, Burgos Cathedral	62
Details of the Altar-Piece in the Chapel of St. Anne, Burgos Cathedral	63
Sepulchre of Don Juan II. and Doña Isabel, La Cartuja, Burgos	64
Sepulchre of Don Juan II. and Doña Isabel, La Cartuja, Burgos	65
Detail of the Sepulchre of Don Juan II. and Doña Isabel, La Cartuja, Burgos	66
Sepulchre of Infante Don Alonso, son of Isabella I., La Cartuja, Burgos	67
Sepulchre of Don Juan de Padella. Provincial Museum, Burgos	68
High Altar, La Cartuja, Burgos	69
Detail of the High Altar, La Cartuja, Burgos	70
Detail of the High Altar, La Cartuja, Burgos	71
Choir Stalls, La Cartuja, Burgos	72
High Altar, Santa Gadea del Cid, Burgos	73
High Altar of the Church of Our Lady del Pilar, Zaragoza	74
Bas-relief in the Altar-piece, Chapel Royal, Granada	75
Detail of the Sepulchre of the Catholic Sovereigns, Royal Chapel, Granada	76
Sepulchre of the Infante Juan, only Son of Ferdinand and Isabella, Church of Santo Tomás, Avila	77
Carvings of the Principal Chapel, by Borgoña, Burgos Cathedral	78
Back Part of the High Altar, Burgos Cathedral	79
Tras-Sagrario, by Felipe de Borgoña, Burgos Cathedral	80
Tras-Sagrario, by Felipe de Borgoña, Burgos Cathedral	81
Upper Part of the Choir Stalls, Carved by Berruguete and Borgoña, Toledo Cathedral	82
Upper Part of the Choir Stalls, Carved by Berruguete and Borgoña, Toledo Cathedral	83
Upper Part of the Choir Stalls, Carved by Berruguete and Borgoña, Toledo Cathedral	84
Upper Part of the Choir Stalls, Carved by Berruguete and Borgoña, Toledo Cathedral	85
Upper Part of the Choir Stalls, Carved by Berruguete and Borgoña, Toledo Cathedral	86
Upper Part of the Choir Stalls, Carved by Berruguete and Borgoña, Toledo Cathedral	87
Upper Part of the Choir Stalls, Carved by Berruguete and Borgoña, Toledo Cathedral	88
Details of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	89
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	90
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	91
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	92
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	93
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	94
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	95
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	96
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	97
Detail of the Choir Stalls: Reconquest of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella, Toledo Cathedral	98
Detail of the High Altar, Chapel of the “Condestable,” Burgos Cathedral	99
Altar-piece, by F. de Borgoña, in the Royal Chapel, Granada	100
Detail of Altar-screen, Granada: King Ferdinand the Catholic	101
Detail of Altar-screen, Granada: Queen Isabel the Catholic	102
Boabdil giving up the Keys of Granada to the Catholic Sovereigns. Fragment of the Altar-piece in the Royal Chapel, Granada	103
Choir Stalls of San Benito, Valladolid	104
Back of a Choir Stall. Valladolid Museum	105
Fragments of Choir Stalls. Valladolid Museum	106
Several Fragments of Choir Stalls. Valladolid Museum	107
Fragments of Choir Stalls, by Andrés de Najera. Valladolid Museum	108
Stalls of San Benito, by Andrés de Najera, Valladolid	109
Stalls of San Benito, by Andrés de Najera, Valladolid	110
Stalls of San Benito, by Andrés de Najera, Valladolid	111
Wooden Panels, Murcia Cathedral	112
Abraham’s Sacrifice and St. Sebastian, by Berruguete. Valladolid Museum	113
Sepulchre of Archbishop Tavera, by Alonso Berruguete, Hospital de Afuera, Toledo	114
Sepulchre, by Berruguete, San Jeronimo, Granada	115
Statue of St. Secundus, by Berruguete, Church of San Secundo, Avila	116
San Benito. Valladolid Museum	117
The Transept, Cathedral of La Seo, Zaragoza	118
Sepulchre of the Marques de Villena and Retablo in the Monastery del Parral, Segovia	119
Custodia, by Juan Arfé, Avila Cathedral	120
Statue of Don Cristobal de Rojas y Sandoval, Church of San Pedro de Lerma, Burgos	121
Detail of the Statue	122
St. Jerome, by Caspar de Becerra, Burgos Cathedral	123
Altar-screen, by Juan de Juni, Segovia Cathedral	124
Christ in the Tomb, by Juan de Juni. Valladolid Museum	125
Pietà, by Hernandez. Valladolid Museum	126
The Baptism of Our Lord, by Hernandez. Valladolid Museum	127
St. Francis, by Hernandez. Valladolid Museum	128
The Crucifixion, by Gregorio Hernandez, Chapel of the ex-monastic Church of “Conjo,” Santiago	129
Our Lady of Sorrows, Church of “Conjo,” Santiago	130
La Dolorosa, by Salvador Carmona, Salamanca Cathedral	131
Flagellation of Christ, by Salvador Carmona, Salamanca Cathedral	132
Head of St. Paul. Valladolid Museum	133
High Altar, Seville Cathedral	134
Oratory and Screen of Isabella la Catolica, Seville	135
Puerta del Perdon, Seville Cathedral	136
Virgin and Child, by P. Torrigiano. Seville Museum	137
St. Jerome, by Torrigiano. Seville Museum	138
Statue of Faith, Top of Giralda Tower, Seville	139
St. Ignatius Loyola, by Montañés. University Chapel, Seville	140
St. Francis Xavier, by Montañés. University Chapel, Seville	141
Our Lord Crucified, by Montañés. The Sacristy, Seville Cathedral	142
The Immaculate Conception, by Montañés. University Chapel, Seville	143
The Immaculate Conception, by Montañés, Seville Cathedral	144
St. Bruno, by J. Montañés. Seville Museum	145
Our Lady de las Cuevas and Child, by Montañés. Seville Museum	146
St. Bruno, by Montañés, Cadiz Cathedral	147
Justice, by Solis. Seville Museum	148
The Conception of the Virgin, by Martinez, Seville Cathedral	149
The Crucifixion, at Triana, Seville	150
Our Lord, Sculpture in Wood, Hospital de la Caridad, Seville	151
High Altar in the Chapel, Hospital de la Caridad, Seville	152
Our Lady of Sorrows, by Luisa Roldan, Cadiz Cathedral	153
Head of John the Baptist, Granada	154
Head of John the Baptist, Granada	155
Head of John the Baptist	156
Statue of St. Bruno, in the Chartreuse de Miraflores, Burgos	157
St. Bruno, by Alonso Cano, in the Cartuja, Granada	158
Statue of the Magdalene, formerly in the Cartuja, Granada	159
St. Francis, by Pedro de Mena, Toledo Cathedral	160
The Last Supper, by Zarcello, Ermita de Jesus, Murcia	161
St. Veronica, by Salcillo, Ermita de Jesus, Murcia	162

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS