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Aragonese school. Circa 1650. Circle of Bernardino Vililla (Calatayud, 1608 - 1662)
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Aragonese school. Circa 1650. Circle of Bernardino Vililla (Calatayud, 1608 - 1662)
‘Saint Diego de Alcalá’.
Carved and polychromed wooden sculpture.
The right hand and a piece of the base are missing.
63 x 23 x 17 cm.
This is a sculpture in the round made from gilded and polychromed wood. It shows Saint Didacus (Diego) of Alcalá (1400-1463), a Franciscan missionary whose is usually represented iconographically in reference to an event in his life. Tradition has it that Fray Diego was the doorkeeper of his convent and was so generous with the poor who came to his door that he was called to order by his prior. On one occasion Fray Diego hid several loaves of bread under his habit. When his superior saw him, he asked him to show what he had hidden in his lap and when he opened the folds of his habit, miraculously the loaves of bread that the saint was taking to the poor had turned into roses.
The carving preserves its original polychromy. At the time it was made, the exquisite polychromy typical of the Second Renaissance had evolved considerably, with pagan and fantasy themes disappearing completely to give way to others of a naturalistic nature, following the formal patterns imposed by the Council of Trent through the sense of ‘decorum’, in the invocation of saints, the veneration of relics, and the sacred use of images, "every superstition shall be removed, ... finally, all lasciviousness be avoided; in such wise that figures shall not be painted or adorned with a beauty exciting to lust". According to Ludovico Dolce, ‘their dress should be adapted to the customs of the nations and its conditions’.
The carved polychromy of Saint Didacus of Alcalá follows the aforementioned pattern of neutral colours but is considerably enriched by the estofado, stamping and flashes of gold in the habit, hair, roses and the inscription that slides on his pedestal. The formal and aesthetic characteristics of this work bring us closer to the 1650s and to the Aragonese school, most probably from Bilbilitana in the 17th century, and specifically to the sculptor Bernardino Vililla's production.
Reference bibliography:
- Cantos Martínez, Olga. 2012. Recursos plásticos en la escultura policromada aragonesa de la Contrarreforma (1550-1660), Tarazona, Centro de Estudios Turiasonenses de la Institución «Fernando el Católico» y Fundación Tarazona Monumental. Págs. 499-507.
- Criado Mainar, Jesús. 2013., La escultura romanista en la Comarca de la Calatayud y su área de influencia 1589-1639, Calatayud, Centro de Estudios Bilbilitanos de la «Institución Fernando el Católico» y Comarca de la Comunidad de Calatayud.
- Rodríguez García, José Carlos. 2006, Arquitectura y escultura en la Comunidad de Calatayud (1665-1680): estudio documental, Calatayud, Centro de Estudios Bilbilitanos.
- Rubio Semper, Agustín. 1980. Estudio documental de las artes en la comunidad de Calatayud durante el siglo XVII. Centro de Estudios Bilbilitanos de la «Institución Fernando el Católico» Calatayud.
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Aragonese school. Circa 1650. Circle of Bernardino Vililla (Calatayud, 1608 - 1662)
‘Saint Diego de Alcalá’.
Carved and polychromed wooden sculpture.
The right hand and a piece of the base are missing.
63 x 23 x 17 cm.
This is a sculpture in the round made from gilded and polychromed wood. It shows Saint Didacus (Diego) of Alcalá (1400-1463), a Franciscan missionary whose is usually represented iconographically in reference to an event in his life. Tradition has it that Fray Diego was the doorkeeper of his convent and was so generous with the poor who came to his door that he was called to order by his prior. On one occasion Fray Diego hid several loaves of bread under his habit. When his superior saw him, he asked him to show what he had hidden in his lap and when he opened the folds of his habit, miraculously the loaves of bread that the saint was taking to the poor had turned into roses.
The carving preserves its original polychromy. At the time it was made, the exquisite polychromy typical of the Second Renaissance had evolved considerably, with pagan and fantasy themes disappearing completely to give way to others of a naturalistic nature, following the formal patterns imposed by the Council of Trent through the sense of ‘decorum’, in the invocation of saints, the veneration of relics, and the sacred use of images, "every superstition shall be removed, ... finally, all lasciviousness be avoided; in such wise that figures shall not be painted or adorned with a beauty exciting to lust". According to Ludovico Dolce, ‘their dress should be adapted to the customs of the nations and its conditions’.
The carved polychromy of Saint Didacus of Alcalá follows the aforementioned pattern of neutral colours but is considerably enriched by the estofado, stamping and flashes of gold in the habit, hair, roses and the inscription that slides on his pedestal. The formal and aesthetic characteristics of this work bring us closer to the 1650s and to the Aragonese school, most probably from Bilbilitana in the 17th century, and specifically to the sculptor Bernardino Vililla's production.
Reference bibliography:
- Cantos Martínez, Olga. 2012. Recursos plásticos en la escultura policromada aragonesa de la Contrarreforma (1550-1660), Tarazona, Centro de Estudios Turiasonenses de la Institución «Fernando el Católico» y Fundación Tarazona Monumental. Págs. 499-507.
- Criado Mainar, Jesús. 2013., La escultura romanista en la Comarca de la Calatayud y su área de influencia 1589-1639, Calatayud, Centro de Estudios Bilbilitanos de la «Institución Fernando el Católico» y Comarca de la Comunidad de Calatayud.
- Rodríguez García, José Carlos. 2006, Arquitectura y escultura en la Comunidad de Calatayud (1665-1680): estudio documental, Calatayud, Centro de Estudios Bilbilitanos.
- Rubio Semper, Agustín. 1980. Estudio documental de las artes en la comunidad de Calatayud durante el siglo XVII. Centro de Estudios Bilbilitanos de la «Institución Fernando el Católico» Calatayud.
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