San Andres del Rey / San Andrés del Rey

INFORMATION

Font ID: 02635AND
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Andrés Apóstol
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located about 45 km E of Guadalajara capital
Font Notes:
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

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

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: chalice-shaped, hemispheric, mounted
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, vol. 2: 145
  • 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, vol. 2: 735, 737
  • Garma Ramírez, David de la, Rutas del románico en la provincia de Guadalajara, Valladolid: Castilla Ediciones, 2000, p. 124
  • Ruiz Montejo, Inés, Herencia del románico en Guadalajara, Ciudad Real: Servicio de Publicaciones, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 1992, p. 401