Santurdejo
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view of church exterior
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pigmento Azul, 2011
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 November 2011 by Pigmentoazul [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santurdejo_-_Iglesia_de_San_Jorge_-_3302549.jpg] [accessed 22 November 2020]
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animal - claw
Scene Description: several [four?]
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design element - motifs - circle and/or scroll
Scene Description: around the splaying lower base
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design element - motifs - roll moulding
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rioja Románica, 2020
Image Source: digital image in Rioja Románica [https://www.riojaromanica.com/categorias/pilas-bautismales#] [accessed 22 November 2020]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 09009SAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: basin similar to the ones at nearby Zorraquin and Fontaleche
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Jorge de Santurdejo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a chapel at the W end of the nave, N side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Address: Calle la Iglesia, 26261 Santurdejo, La Rioja, Spain -- Tel.: +34 941 34 15 13
Site Location: La Rioja, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-413, 2-3 km E of Santurde de Rioja, 7 km S of Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Historical Region: Provincia de Logroño
Font Notes:
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Described in López de Silanes Valgañón (2000) as a Romanesque baptismal font probably of the 12th century with a plain basin, similar to the one at nearby Zorraquin, but this one is mounted on a cylindrical pedestal base and a round-to-square lower base that is adorned with a moulding, circles and claw motifs. Described and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and in the Encilopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) with date to the 12th century. Noted and illustrated in Rioja Románica [https://www.riojaromanica.com/categorias/pilas-bautismales#] [accessed 22 November 2020]: "La pila bautismal conservada en esta iglesia es muy sencilla: sobre un fuste muy corto posee una copa semiesférica lisa."
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 503729 4691759
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 97 cm*
Basin Total Height: 55 cm*
Height of Base: 28 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 83 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)
REFERENCES
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en la Rioja, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008, vol. 2: 709
- López de Silanes Valgañón, F. J. Ignacio, Rutas románicas en La Rioja, Madrid: Encuentro, 2000, p. 105
- Sáenz Rodríguez, Minerva, "Las pilas bautismales del arte románico en la Rioja", Arte medieval en la Rioja: prerrománico y románico. VIII Jornadas de arte y patrimonio regional, Logroño: Instituto de Estudios Riojanos, 2004, p. 319