Lot 556
556
A SET OF FOUR RECTANGULAR CARVED ALABASTER RELIEFS OF THE FOUR FATHERS OF THE CHURCH
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A SET OF FOUR RECTANGULAR CARVED ALABASTER RELIEFS OF THE FOUR FATHERS OF THE CHURCH

SPAIN, PROBABLY BURGOS, MID 16TH CENTURY

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A SET OF FOUR RECTANGULAR CARVED ALABASTER RELIEFS OF THE FOUR FATHERS OF THE CHURCH
SPAIN, PROBABLY BURGOS, MID 16TH CENTURY
Each figure depicted sitting with a book open in front of him; and with an attribute; each scene surrounded by a moulded frame; repairs, minor chips, losses and wear; each relief backed by a slate ground
17 to 17½ in. (43 to 44.5 cm.) high (4)
Literature
M. Trusted, Spanish Sculpture, London, 1996, pp. 35-36, no. 8-9.
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Lot Essay

Stylistic comparisons between the present panels and the works of Felipe Vigarny, suggest that the four reliefs of the Church Fathers could have been carved in Burgos, where he was an influential figure in the 1520s. In looking at the two alabaster fragments of SS Jerome and Joseph in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Trusted, loc. cit.), and at the present lot, one can see similar facial types, treatment of the locks of hair and large hands.

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