San Roman de Cameros / San Román de Cameros

Results: 2 records

B01: symbol - cross - Latin - pattée

R01: design element - motifs - zigzag

INFORMATION

FontID: 14686ROM
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuetra Señora de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Logroño, La Rioja
Directions to Site: Located on the LR-250, about 20 km S of Logroño capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery, N side of the nave
Century and Period: 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sierra de Cameros workshop? [derivative, variant or late imitation]
Noted and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) as a baptismal font of the 13th century, a late imitation or derivative font of the Sierra de Cameros workshop. Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as a late product of the Sierra de Cameros workshop, probably of the 13th century; it consists of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with an incised zigzag motif at the upper rim surface, and a Latin potent cross on one of the sides; it is raised on a plain cylindrical stem, and a plain cylindrical lower base that is modern. It is a crude work.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 84 cm*
Basin Total Height: 37 cm*
Height of Base: 43 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 80 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) and Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008)]

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
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