Screen
ca. 1520-1530 (made)
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Screens were used to protect altars and private chapels. They were common in churches across Europe. This portion of the vast screen from Avila Cathedral consists of balusters, in a style favoured by the local ironwork specialist, Lorenzo de Avila, and his workshop. In earlier Spanish screens twisted bars were more common.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 49 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron |
| Brief description | Screen, or reja from a lateral chapel in the Cathedral of Avila, probably made by the Workshop of Lorenzo of Avila with work by Juan Frances, wrought iron, Avila, ca. 1520-1530. |
| Physical description | Large ironwork screen. |
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| Summary | Screens were used to protect altars and private chapels. They were common in churches across Europe. This portion of the vast screen from Avila Cathedral consists of balusters, in a style favoured by the local ironwork specialist, Lorenzo de Avila, and his workshop. In earlier Spanish screens twisted bars were more common. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Campbell, Marian. An Introduction to Ironwork. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1985. 48 p., ill. ISBN 0112904157
p.29, fig.23 |
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| Accession number | 280:1 to 12-1879 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2009 |
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