Franqueira No. 1

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Results: 4 records

B01: design element - patterns - ribbed - concave

Scene Description: widely spaced

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BU01: design element - motifs - foliage

Scene Description: large leaves, covering the lower part of the ribs

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view of font

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view of font in context

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INFORMATION

FontID: 09217FRA
Church/Chapel: Iglesia del monasterio cisterciense de Santa María de a Franqueira
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Spain
Location: Pontevedra, Galicia
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of A Cañiza, in the SE of the province
Font Location in Church: In the baptistery area
Illustrated in Valle Pérez (2003: 43): baptismal font perhaps of late date, certainly much later than the crude holy-water stoup [listed in this Index as Franqueira No. 2] located on the left side of the chancel (?) arch in this church. The font consists of a hemispherical basin decorated with concave ribbed pattern and, on the underbowl, over the end of the ribs, large high-relief foliage; the basin is mounted on a square pedestal base that appears totally plain. The basin has had a hood-like back, made of stone also, in the shape of a 1/4 of a sphere, more commonly found as backdrop to stoups or fonts that are wall-mounted.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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

REFERENCES

Valle Pérez, José Carlos, Santa María de A Franqueira, monasterio cisterciense, León: Edilesa, 2003