Alejo de Vahía

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Saint Anne herself, the Palencia Cathedral Museum

Alejo de Vahía (* before 1473 probably on the Lower Rhine ; † around 1515 in the Palencia region ) was a late Gothic sculptor . Since he did not sign his works, they can only be assigned to him on the basis of his personal style

Main altar of the Cathedral of Palencia
Virgen de los Ángeles , around 1500, Villafrechós
Tomb of Don Francisco Núñez, Abbot of Husillos , 1501. Palencia Cathedral
Characteristic face shapes of the Alejo de Vahía

The artist shows a style influenced by the sculptors around Limburg , characteristic of his Maria Magdalena from the main altar of the cathedral of Palencia. The figures appear in a simple geometric arrangement, and faces, beards and hairstyles also seem schematic. Over the years, a certain Hispanization of his style appears with a move towards softer forms.

Major works

Crucified , San Francisco Church in Palencia
  • Dormición de la Virgen . Around 1473–75. Valencia Cathedral . Valencia .
  • Abrazo ante la Puerta Dorada . Around 1485–90. Parish Museum of Santa Eulalia. Paredes de Nava , ( Palencia ).
  • Sillería de coro de la Catedral de Oviedo . Oviedo Cathedral choir stalls . About 1491-97. Chapter House of the Cathedral in Oviedo .
  • San Miguel . Around 1500. Iglesia-Museo de Santa María. Becerril de Campos , ( Palencia ).
  • Virgen de los Ángeles . Around 1500. Real Monasterio de Santa Clara. Villafrechós , ( Valladolid ).
  • Virgen con el Niño . Mary with child. Around 1500. Iglesia parroquial de Morales del Vino , ( Zamora ).
  • Crucified , around 1500. San Francisco Church (Palencia).
  • San Buenaventura . Around 1500. Museo Nacional de Escultura .
  • Tomb of Don Francisco Núñez, Abbot of Husillos . 1501. San Antolín Cathedral of Palencia.
  • Maria Magdalena . 1505 main altar of the Cathedral of Palencia.
  • San Juan Bautista . John the Baptist. 1505. Frederic Marès Museum . Barcelona .
  • San Gregorio . Around 1508. Valladolid Diocesan Museum.
  • Tomb of Diego de Guevara, Archdeacon of Campos . 1509. Palencia Cathedral.
  • the St. Anna herself the third . Around 1510. Palencia Cathedral Museum.
  • Llanto sobre Cristo muerto . Lamentation of Christ. Around 1510. Diocesan and Cathedral Museum (Valladolid) .

literature

  • Clementina Julia Ara Gil: En torno al escultor Alejo de Vahía (1490-1510) . Sever-Cuesta, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid 1974, ISBN 84-600-6050-0
  • Clementina Julia Ara Gil: El arte en la época del Tratado de Tordesillas . Sever-Cuesta, Valladolid 1994, ISBN 84-8189-001-4
  • Fernando Gutiérrez Baños: Apasionarte: pasos de Palencia. Exposición iconográfica . Cálamo, Palencia 2006.
  • Ángel Sancho Campo: Guía del Museo Diocesano de Palencia . Palencia 1979.
  • Jesús San Martín Payo: Guía del Museo y de la Catedral de Palencia , Diputación Provincial de Palencia, Palencia 1976.
  • Federico Wattenberg: Exposición de la obra del Maestro de Santa Cruz de Valladolid . Diputación Provincial de Valladolid, Valladolid 1964.
  • Joaquín Yarza Luaces: Alejo de Vahía y su escuela. Nuevas obras , Raycar, Madrid 1982.
  • Joaquín Yarza Luaces: Quaderns del Museu Frederic Marès 6. Alejo de Vahía, mestre d'imatges , Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, ​​Barcelona 2001, ISSN  1575-1228

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personal data
SURNAME Vahía, Alejo de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Late Gothic sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH before 1473
DATE OF DEATH around 1515