Tomb of Bishop Diego de Avellaneda

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Tomb of Bishop Diego de Avellaneda
Tomb of Bishop Diego de Avellaneda

The tomb of Bishop Diego de Avellaneda is in the Museo Nacional de Escultura (State Sculpture Museum ) in Valladolid , the capital of the province of the same name in the Spanish autonomous region of Castile and León . It is located in the chapel of the Colegio de San Gregorio , a former college of the Dominicans , which has housed the sculpture museum since 1933. The monumental tomb made of jaspe , alabaster and limestone was created in the mid-16th century in the Renaissance style for Diego de Avellaneda, the bishop of Tui , in the workshop of Felipe Bigarny .

history

A contract has been received from 1536 in which the Langres- born sculptor Felipe Bigarny undertook to make two tombs - one for Diego de Avellaneda and another for his father - within two years. However, the work dragged on and the busy sculptor was unable to complete his assignment on time. Felipe Bigarny, who also worked for the cathedrals of Burgos and Toledo , therefore transferred part of the work to Enrique de Maestrique. But even in 1542, when Felipe Bigarny died, the tombs were not yet completed. Finally, Juan de Gómez finished the work. The tombs were originally placed in the Jeronimos Monastery in Espeja de San Marcelino in the province of Soria . In 1933 the tomb of Bishop Diego de Avellaneda was moved to its current location in the then newly opened Museo Nacional de Escultura , only fragments of his father's tomb have survived.

construction

Diego de Avellaneda is shown kneeling in a large niche in the middle of the monument. Behind him are St. Catherine with the sword and the apostle John with a poison chalice from which a snake crawls, the two patron saints of the Jeronimos Monastery of Espeja de San Marcelino. In front of him, a deacon kneels at a prayer bench holding the crosier. The niche is vaulted by a coffered ceiling and laterally framed by ornate, twisted columns. In a medallion under the bishop you can see his coat of arms. Angels stand to one side, female figures, presumably allegorical representations of the bishop's virtues, are depicted in two reliefs. Angels with torches sit on the entablature, and a medallion frames a Madonna and Child in the middle. Two satyrs and, also framed in medallions, two angel heads and a skull are depicted on the base.

  • allegory

  • Angel head

  • Satyrs and skulls

  • allegory

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