ENTRE LA IMAGINERÍA Y LA ESTATUARIA: UN EJEMPLO DE LA COYUNTURA ARTÍSTICA EN GUATEMALA, A PROPÓSITO DE UNA DOLOROSA DE MARTÍN ABARCA (1802)

Rafael Ramos-Sosa

doi:10.12795/LA.2012.i24.27

BETWEEN THE SACRED IMAGES AND THE STATUARY: AN EXAMPLE OF ARTISTIC SPACE IN GUATEMALA, ABOUT THE IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF SORROW MADE BY MARTÍN ABARCA IN 1802

Authors

Rafael Ramos-Sosa University of Seville. Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/LA.2012.i24.27

Keywords:

Guatemala, sculpture, baroque, XVII-XIX centuries, Martín Abarca

Abstract

A sculpture of Our Lady of sorrow in Guatemala from the sculptor Martín Abarca, painted by his brother Leandro Abarca is studied in this paper. Also we analyse other examples of sacred sculptures in Guatemala during the XVII and XVIII centuries, making a formal study and using historical and literary sources.