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Title

Virgin of the Assumption

sculptor

Bigarny, Felipe [circle of] (Langres, Borgoña, ca. 1473 - Toledo, 1542)

Generic classification
Sculpture
Object
Sculpture
Date
ca. 1525
Century
First half of the 16th c.
Cultural context / style
Renaissance
Dimensions
53 in
Material
Wood
Technique
Gilded And Painted, Gilded, Polychrome
Iconography / Theme
Asunción de la Virgen, Virgen
Provenance
Possible origin from Castile and Leon (Castilla y León, Possible origin from Castile and Leon, Spain)
Current location
Loyola University Museum of Art (Chicago, United States)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
4-79
Object history

According to Stratton (1992), this piece originated from Castile. Its location prior to being purchased by mining engineer William Boyce Thompson in the early 20th century is unknown. It was later put up for sale and acquired by the Friends of the Museum for inclusion in the collections of the Loyola University Museum of Art. Stratton links the sculpture to a group of dispersed reliefs housed in the Indiana University Art Museum and Hearst Castle.

Description

This sculpture was likely part of an altarpiece, and according to Stratton (1992), it was created by an artist from the circle of Felipe Bigarny. It depicts the moment when the Virgin is assumed into heaven after her death. The technique used to polychromy the carving is stephen combined with burnished gold and it is possible that it was done in the 18th century.

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Bibliography
  • BERG SOBRÉ, Judith (1988): Behind the Altar Table: The Development of the Painted Retable in Spain 1300-1500, University of Missouri, Columbia.
  • MARTÍN GONZÁLEZ, Juan José (1953): "La policromía de la escultura castellana", nº 26, Archivo Español de Arte.
  • STRATTON, Suzanne (1992): Spanish Polychrome Sculpture 1500-1800 in U. S. Collections, University of Washington Press, Washington.
Citation:

Isabel Escalera Fernández, "Virgin of the Assumption" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/48

Source: Stratton, Susan: Spanish Polychrome Sculpture 1500-1800 in U. S. Collections (Washington: University of Washington Press, 1992), 72.

Source: Stratton, Susan: Spanish Polychrome Sculpture 1500-1800 in U. S. Collections (Washington: University of Washington Press, 1992), 72.

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