Valdemadera

INFORMATION

Font ID: 14690VAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Maria de la Concepcion, Valdemadera
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, beneath the west gallery, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 3, 26532 Valdemadera, La Rioja, Spain -- Tel.: +34 941 19 72 03
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-390, 100 km SSE of Logroño capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Historical Region: La Rioja Baja
Font Notes:
In Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) with suggested date in the 13th or 14th century. Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as a baptismal font probably of the date of the church itself, 13th-14th-century, and perhaps the work of the stone-mason responsible for the edifice; it consists of a plain, roughly hemispherical basin raised on a quadrangular pyramidal base, also plain. A basic work of local craftsmanship.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 576718 4648402
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.983889, -2.073889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 59′ 2″ N, 2° 4′ 26″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 86 cm*
Basin Total Height: 63 cm*
Height of Base: 40 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 103 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: 772
  • 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. 299