Leache No. 1

Main image for Leache No. 1

Image copyright © Andrés Ortega, 2004

Image and permission received (e-mail of 19 November 2002)

Results: 10 records

design element - motifs - roll moulding - double

with a scotia in between
Scene Description: with a scotia in between
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Andrés Ortega, 2004
Image Source: Andrés Ortega [www.romanicoennavarra.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 19 November 2002)

design element - motifs - foliage

on three sides of the former capital
Scene Description: on three sides of the former capital
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Andrés Ortega, 2004
Image Source: Andrés Ortega [www.romanicoennavarra.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 19 November 2002)

design element - motifs - ring

on what originally was the base of the capital, now the upper end of the base
Scene Description: on what originally was the base of the capital, now the upper end of the base
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Andrés Ortega, 2004
Image Source: Andrés Ortega [www.romanicoennavarra.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 19 November 2002)

view of church exterior - tower - detail

this tympanum, from the disappeared Ermita de San Martin, shows many of the same details as those on the south portal of La Asunción, and must have been made by the same artist or workshop
Scene Description: this tympanum, from the disappeared Ermita de San Martin, shows many of the same details as those on the south portal of La Asunción, and must have been made by the same artist or workshop

view of church exterior - tower - detail

this portal was recovered from the disappeared Ermita de San Martin nearby, and built onto the lower south side of the tower; its tympanum shows many of the same details as those on the south portal of La Asunción, and must have been made by the same artist or workshop
Scene Description: this portal was recovered from the disappeared Ermita de San Martin nearby, and built onto the lower south side of the tower; its tympanum shows many of the same details as those on the south portal of La Asunción, and must have been made by the same artist or workshop

view of church exterior - south portal - tympanum

on the left a pentagram with a human figure 'caught' in it; in the centre a chrismon; an interlace on the right; framed in rope moulding and decorated with vines, reticular pattern, etc.
Scene Description: on the left a pentagram with a human figure 'caught' in it; in the centre a chrismon; an interlace on the right; framed in rope moulding and decorated with vines, reticular pattern, etc.

view of church exterior - south portal

the capitals of this portal appear to be on the theme of the Adam and Eve and the Fall
Scene Description: the capitals of this portal appear to be on the theme of the Adam and Eve and the Fall

view of church exterior in context - west view

Font image

information

posted outside the church
Scene Description: posted outside the church

view of font

Font image
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Andrés Ortega, 2004
Image Source: Andrés Ortega [www.romanicoennavarra.com]
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 19 November 2002)

INFORMATION

Font ID: 07036LEA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Object Details: capital
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [composite object?], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, by the N wall
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Notes: [cf. Antonio Garcia-Omedes' page [www.arquivoltas.com/6-Navarra/Leache01.htm] [accessed 2 January 2016] on this church for details]
Church Address: C. Mayor, 4, 31460 Leache, Navarra, Spain -- Tel.: +34 948 87 70 08
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-5120, 4 km NW of Aibar, 11 km BW of Sangüesa, SE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Comarca y Merindad de Sangüesa
Additional Comments: composite object? / recycled font: the base is a converted leaf capital
Font Notes:
Baptismal font of a composite nature: the hemispherical basin has a double moulding towards the upper end and is Romanesque. The base is a recycled leaf capital, placed upside-down to serve as support to the basin; one of the sides is rough; probably 13th century. The Catálogo Monumental (1990?, IV**: 33) identifies the capital as being originally from the Ermita de San Martín, now in ruins, which dates to the 13th century. This same source mentions a holy-water stoup in the same church, also using a capital from the said Ermita [cf. Index entry for Leache No. 2].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Andrés Ortega, Pamplona, Spain, for his photograph of this font; we are also grateful to Mikel Unanue, of San Sebastian, Spain, for his photographs of this church

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 630627 4718415
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.6080555556, -1.40611111111

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], IV**, p. 33