Villaverde de Rioja

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 14695VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1200?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Villaverde de Rioja
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery, at the W end of the nave, S side
Church Patron Saint(s): The Assumption of St. Mary
Church Address: C. Pascual Minguillón, 2, 26321 Villaverde de Rioja, La Rioja, Spain -- Tel.: +34 941 36 36 50
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-331, just E of San Millan de la Cogolla, 49 km SW of Logroño capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Font Notes:
Described in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) as a baptismal font of the late-12th century. Described and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008) as a baptismal font of ca. 1200, consisting of a plain hemispherical basin raised on a short cylindrical stem with mouldings at both ends, a plain square lower base and a circular plinth; the upper rim of the basin retains two metal staples at opposite ends.

COORDINATES

UTM: 30T 515336 4685323
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.32, -2.813889
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 19′ 12″ N, 2° 48′ 50″ 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): 89 cm*
Basin Total Height: 44 cm*
Height of Base: 33 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 77 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)]

LID INFORMATION

Notes: [cf. FontNotes]

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: 841
  • 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. 308-309