The fifteenth century mural painting in Valladolid: Parish church of Fresno el Viejo

The church of San Juan Bautista of Fresno el Viejo, located in the south of the province of Valladolid, has a magnificent mural painting of the late Gothic period recently discovered in the context of the restoration of the building. This covers from the central apse of the church. In this regard, i...

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Main Author: Sergio Núñez Morcillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2012-01-01
Series:Anales de Historia del Arte
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Online Access:http://revistasculturales.ucm.es/index.php/ANHA/article/view/37470
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description The church of San Juan Bautista of Fresno el Viejo, located in the south of the province of Valladolid, has a magnificent mural painting of the late Gothic period recently discovered in the context of the restoration of the building. This covers from the central apse of the church. In this regard, in the wall of the apse are depicted scenes relating to the life of St. John the Baptist, in the vault of the apse the Maiestas Domini surrounded by the symbols of the four Evangelists (Tetramorph) and the angels with the Arma Christi and in the arch separating the vault of the apse and the presbitery, human figures, perhaps prophets, surrounded by various decorative motifs.
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hospitalarios
pintura mural
tardogótico
san juan bautista.
title The fifteenth century mural painting in Valladolid: Parish church of Fresno el Viejo
title_full The fifteenth century mural painting in Valladolid: Parish church of Fresno el Viejo
title_fullStr The fifteenth century mural painting in Valladolid: Parish church of Fresno el Viejo
title_full_unstemmed The fifteenth century mural painting in Valladolid: Parish church of Fresno el Viejo
title_short The fifteenth century mural painting in Valladolid: Parish church of Fresno el Viejo
title_sort fifteenth century mural painting in valladolid parish church of fresno el viejo
topic fresno el viejo
hospitalarios
pintura mural
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san juan bautista.
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