UNA CRUZ DE NÁCAR EN EL CONVENTO DE SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA DE SEVILLA

David Chillón-Raposo; Pedro Luengo-Gutiérrez

doi:10.12795/LA.2007.i20.15

A MOTHER OF PEARL CROSS IN THE CONVENT OF SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA IN SEVILLE

Authors

David Chillón-Raposo
Pedro Luengo-Gutiérrez University of Seville. Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/LA.2007.i20.15

Keywords:

Jerusalem cross, Franciscan, mother-of-pearl (MOP), ebony, orient art, Philippines, Mexico, 18th century

Abstract

The cross found in the convent of San Antonio de Padua (Seville) can be considered one of the most interesting mother-of-pearl and ebony work preserved in Spain. Several technical and decorative reasons allow date its origin in Mexico in the 18th century.