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Relief

ca. 1560-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The heavy forms seen in this relief are typical of work produced in Navarre and Aragon in the second half of the sixteenth century, where the predominant style was that of those Spanish sculptors known as Romanists, so called because they were greatly influenced by contemporary sculpture being produced in Rome, particularly the work of Michaelangelo. Although there are comparative pieces exist, the classical forms and solid anatomy seen in those pieces are not sufficiently close to this work to warrant an attribution to a specific artist, or even to an exact location within Navarre or Aragon.


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Brief description
Relief, St Michael; Wood Spanish Navarre or Aragon about 1560-80.
Physical description
Limewood relief. The classically armed and winged St Michael stands on the vanquished devil, his uplifted right arm holding a sword, and his left arm a shield, which the devil grasps with its left foreclaw. The devil's right foreclaw is reaching for the saint's left leg, while its left hind claw clings t his cloak.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72cm
  • Width: 40.2cm
  • Depth: 2.8cm
Subjects depicted
Summary
The heavy forms seen in this relief are typical of work produced in Navarre and Aragon in the second half of the sixteenth century, where the predominant style was that of those Spanish sculptors known as Romanists, so called because they were greatly influenced by contemporary sculpture being produced in Rome, particularly the work of Michaelangelo. Although there are comparative pieces exist, the classical forms and solid anatomy seen in those pieces are not sufficiently close to this work to warrant an attribution to a specific artist, or even to an exact location within Navarre or Aragon.
Bibliographic reference
Trusted, Marjorie. Spanish Sculpture : Catalogue of the Post-Medieval Spanish Sculpture in Wood, Terracotta, Alabaster, Marble, Stone, Lead and Jet in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996. pp. 126-127. cat. no. 58.
Collection
Accession number
A.107-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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