Villaverde de la Pena / Villaverde de la Peña

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 02182VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de las Candelas
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, W end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: C. Ave María, 30, 34869 Villaverde de la Peña, Palencia, Spain
Site Location: Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the C-626, in the municipality of Santibáñez de la Peña
Font Notes:
Described in Bilbao (1996) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period; plain quadrangular basin is rounded on the outside; the base is square with braided motif, and with vegetal motifs at the four angles. Described in García Guinea (1998). Noted in Martín Jiménez (2008).

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.82888, -4.67944
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 49′ 44″ N, 4° 40′ 46″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: rectangular, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular [rounded]
Font Height (less Plinth): 77 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 98 x 76 cm
Notes on Measurements: Bilbao (1996: 308) and García Guinea (1998: 364)

REFERENCES

  • Bilbao López, Garbiñe, Iconografía de las pilas bautismales del románico castellano: Burgos y Palencia, Burgos: Editorial La Olmeda, S.L., 1996, p. 58, 63, 308
  • García Guinea, Miguel Angel, Románico en Palencia: guía, Palencia: Excma. Diputación de Palencia, Dpto. de Cultura, 1998, p. 364
  • Martín Jiménez, Carlos A., Las mejores rutas por el románico de Palencia, Trobajo del Camino, León: EDILESA, 2008, p. 187