San Andres del Rey / San Andrés del Rey

INFORMATION

FontID: 02635AND
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés Apóstol
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Country Name: Spain
Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
Directions to Site: Located about 45 km E of Guadalajara capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Romanesque
Noted in Azcárate Ristori (1983) with suggested date in the 14th century. Described in Ruiz Montejo (1992): interesting Romanesque baptismal font; hemispherical basin ornamented with a blind arcade of round arches drawn in beaded tape; under the rim a band of half leaves with a central stem with the same beaded tape motif as the arches; short round base and Attic-style lower base. Described and illustrated in Garma Ramírez (2000). Described in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009), which quotes Azcárate Ristori [cf. supra] for a late date, although based on models of the 13th century; it describes the decoration as ribs [="gallones"].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 40.64, -2.818889
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 40° 38′ 24″ N, 2° 49′ 8″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: hemispherical (mounted) -- chalice-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Azcárate Ristori, José María de, nventario artístico de Guadalajara y su provincia, Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura, 1983
Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009
Garma Ramírez, David de la, Rutas del románico en la provincia de Guadalajara, Valladolid: Castilla Ediciones, 2000
Ruiz Montejo, Inés, Herencia del románico en Guadalajara, Ciudad Real: Servicio de Publicaciones, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 1992