The capitals of San Pedro el Viejo de Huesca cloister: new questions regarding its restoration
Keywords:
Restoration, Romanesque Sculpture, Capitals, Cloister.
Abstract
The Romanesque monastery of San Pedro el Viejo in the city of Huesca (today a parish church) preserve in the cloister an extraordinary sculptural heritage, depicted chiefly in the capitals that conform their four galleries. The artistic set was altered on account of the reforms performed toward 1890. Before assessing artistic aspects, it was thought indispensable to revise the current state of the capitals, which had hitherto not been studied in detail. Through the comparison between sculpture pieces and professional sources (some unpublished), has been verified that after the restoration and subsequent relocation of the pieces, the emplacement and configuration of some of them was altered. This article presents a proposal on the original design of the cloister arcade, interpreted with relation to its particular topography and iconography.Downloads
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Published
2011-02-11
How to Cite
Figueras La Peruta M.-L. (2011). The capitals of San Pedro el Viejo de Huesca cloister: new questions regarding its restoration. Anales de Historia del Arte, 21(Extra), 111-134. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2011.37452
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