Three Maries at the Tomb Relief from Santo Domingo de Silos [plaster cast]
after unknown (Spanish sculptor); unknown (Spanish cast maker)
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Alternative Title
Reproduction of Relief carved with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Date
1920-1926Description
Detail, showing the lower tier of sleeping soldiers; The Romanesque cloister of Santo Domingo de Silos, Silos, Spain has extensive limestone sculpture. The six original reliefs of the imposts bear scenes from the Deposition to Pentecost. Figures stand cross-legged in rhythmic compositions of great elegance; their square faces are dominated by large eyes and thick, wavy locks of hair, and drapery folds are decorated with double ridges or beading. The stylistic origins and date of this sculpture are controversial, some scholars advocating the late 11th century, others the 12th (ca. 1090-1130). Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 5/5/2009)
Type of Work
replica; relief (sculpture)Subject
death or burial, New Testament, saints, Angels, Jesus Christ, Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, tomb, tombstone, laying out of the body, Resurrection, sleeping soldiers, Nineteenth century, Romanesque, Medieval
Rights
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