Sotillo nr. Guadalajara No. 2 / El Sotillo / Aranz / Aranzuque / Barranco del Reato
Results: 4 records
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16179SOT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Aranz. El Sotillo
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, near the entranceway
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: 19491 El Sotillo, Guadalajara, Spain
Site Location: Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the Barranco del Reato, 5 km from El Sotillo -- El Sotillo is located off the A-2, 8 km from exit 107, 60 km NE of Guadalajara capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Sigüenza-Guadalajara
Additional Comments: altered font: missing base replaced
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009) as a Romanesque baptismal font of the 13th century made of sandstone, now badly damaged, but still one of the best examples of the rural art of the period in the province; arcade of round arches on double columns with capitals all around; foliage in the spandrels of the arcade and the rest of the upper side; around the bottom of the arcade is a band of large saw-tooth followed down by another of smaller size, teeth pointing up on both; there are traces of ball motif below that around the underbowl; the present base is a modern replacement of the lost original.
COORDINATES
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 40.8423, -2.6142
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 40° 50' 32.4" N, 2° 36' 50.9" W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 100 cm*
Basin Total Height: 84 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara (2009)]
REFERENCES
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en Castilla-La Mancha: Guadalajara, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2009, vol. 2: 803-804