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Sculpture
Bishop Saint
Spanish artist, (active )
Spanish artist
Spain
39 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (101 x 34.3 x 19.4 cm)
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Alabaster
Alabaster
Spanish; made in Castile
ca. 1500
1495
1505
1000-1400, church officials, European art, statues
Sculpture
This statue represents a bishop, a key figure of the Church who oversees churches within a specific geographical area. In his left hand, he holds a crozier, now broken at the top, which is the hooked or curved shepherd’s staff that symbolizes the bishop’s role within the church as a pastoral leader. His right hand is raised in blessing. This bishop also has a richly-jeweled mitre, a tall peaked cap that is worn only by bishops, cardinals and the pope. His cope, or outer cloak, is carved to indicate elaborate embroidery.
Standing figures of this size often occupied niches at the sides of elaborate tombs or stood on top of columns, on consoles, and in doorways. This sculpture most likely represents an early Christian bishop saint or a long-dead holy figure from local history rather than a living person.
[Gallery label text, June 2013]
1923.9
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/25/2001
23.9SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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23.9DI1
digital image
full
2 x 2
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23.9DI#2
digital image
3/1/2010
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23.9DI#3
digital image
Three-quarter
3/1/2010
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23.9DI#4
digital image
Three-quarter
3/1/2010
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