Iriso No. 1

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view of font

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view of church exterior - south portal

Scene Description: the capitals and columns of the portal were the work stone mason Andrés Iturriaga, ca. 1572, although in a the style of an earlier period
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view of church exterior - southeast view

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view of church exterior in context - southwest view

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view of font in context

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view of font in context

Scene Description: a dismantled font originally from Urbicain [reported stolen in March 2012], as photographed inside the parish church of Iriso in May 2014

design element - motifs - roll moulding

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design element - motifs - ball - 4

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 08287IRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro de Iriso
Font Location in Church: Inside the church in a tight niche in the wall
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter
Church Notes: very interesting motifs in the capitals of the south portal, the work of stone mason Andrés Iturriaga ca. 1572, though in a the style of earlier models [see Simeón Hidalgo Valencia's March 2011 article on these [http://simeonhidalgo.over-blog.com/article-la-portada-de-la-iglesia-de-iriso-86149058.html] [accessed 5 January 2015]
Church Address: C. San Pedro, 10A, 31421 Iriso, Navarra, Spain
Site Location: Navarra, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the NA-2400, in the municipality of Izagaondoa, 25-30 km SE of Pamplona
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Pamplona
Historical Region: Merindad de Sangüesa
Font Notes:
Described in the Catálogo Monumental de Navarra (1990?- , vol. IV*: 552) and in Domeño (1992: 155): medieval baptismal font; cylindrical basin with hemispherical underbowl raised on a cylindrical pedestal base, both plain; the lower base is round-to-square, ornamented with a double moulding. and ball motif at the four corners. [cf. Index entry for Iriso No. 2 for a holy-water stoup of the 16th century in this church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Mikel Unanue for his photographs of this church, font and stoup

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 630481 4733453
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.742481, -1.406969
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 44′ 33″ N, 1° 24′ 21″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining

REFERENCES

  • Domeño Martínez de Morentín, Asunción, Pilas bautismales medievales en Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, 1992, p. 155
  • García Gainza, María Concepción, Catálogo monumental de Navarra, Pamplona: Gobierno de Navarra, Arzobispado de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, [1990?], vol. IV*: 552