THE TABERNACLE OF THE CATHEDRAL OF ÁVILA: AN ITALIAN TABERNACOLO IN SPAIN

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/LA.2019.i31.04

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tabernacle, altarpiece, Italian, model, Renaissance

Abstract

Vasco de la Zarza has gone down in History of Art as one of the initiators of Italian Renaissance sculpture in Spain. All the works we know are within the Spanish borders, but the close relation they have with Italian art has allowed us to hypothesize he was in Italy. One of his masterpieces is the tabernacle of the main altarpiece of the Cathedral of Ávila. The exceptionality of this piece of art is due to its artistic, historical, iconographic and symbolic value. In addition, it stands out because it follows a model of a unique tabernacle in the Spain of its time, which refers us directly to Italian pieces, a subject that hasn’t been treated before.

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Published

2019-10-20