Santa Clara of Astudillo

Description

The Convent of Santa Clara (Astudillo, Palencia) was founded by María de Padilla around 1356. At the end of the 14th century, the single-nave church, covered by a ribbed vault, was constructed. The church choir featured a choir stall (Franco, 2010; Aguiló, 2016) that was dismantled: four stalls ended up at the National Archaeological Museum (Madrid), ten at the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit), while the rest were sent to the Mission of San Diego (California).

Bibliography

• AGUILÓ ALONSO, María Paz (2016): "La sillería de Santa Clara de Astudillo en América: nuevas noticias y apreciaciones", nº 34, Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid.
• FRANCO MATA, Ángela (2010): "La sillería de Santa Clara de Astudillo", Boletín de la Institución Tello Téllez de Meneses.
• FRANCO MATA, Ángela (1995): "El actual paradero de la sillería de coro del convento de Santa Clara de Astudillo", en Estudios de Arte. Homenaje al profesor Martín González, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid.