NUEVAS ATRIBUCIONES AL ESCULTOR BENITO DE HITA Y CASTILLO EN EL TERCER CENTENARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO (1714-2014)

José Roda-Peña

doi:10.12795/LA.2014.i26.08

NEW ATTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCULPTOR BENITO DE HITA Y CASTILLO IN THE THIRD CENTENARY OF HIS BIRTH (1714-2014)

Authors

José Roda-Peña University of Seville. Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/LA.2014.i26.08

Keywords:

Benito de Hita y Castillo, baroque sculpture, Seville, 18th century, popular religiousness

Abstract

Taking advantage of the fact that in this year 2014 marks the third centenary of the birth of the sculptor Benito de Hita y Castillo (1714-1784), we check the main historiographical contributions that have been made on such prominent figure of the baroque sevillian during the last quarter century, while we present a significant cast of images that may be attributed to him with certainty.