Santo Domingo de la Calzada No. 4

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 17232LAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sonsierra workshop? [derivative?]
Cognate Fonts: [cf. FontNotes]
Museum: Museo del claustro de la Catedral, Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista de Larriba [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Address: Larriba, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Logroño, Spain
Site Location: Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-250, 3-4 km WSW of Zarzosa, 50 km SSW of Logroño capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño
Additional Comments: disused font
Font Notes:
Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) reports several baptismal fonts in the Museo del claustro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada; among them is a crude tub-shaped one originally from the parish church of San Juan Bautista of Larriba, and abandoned hamlet near Ajamil; this source dates it to the late-13th or the early-14th century, and argues for an attribution to the Sonsierra workshop that produced the fonts at Briones and San Vicente de la Sonsierra, despite the lack of decoration. [NB: this font is not mentioned in the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja]

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.174444, -2.372389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 10' 28.0" N, 2° 22' 20.6" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 83 cm*
Basin Total Height: 45 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) -- the font is displayed in the Museo on a stem and lower base measuring 63 cm* in height; the total height of the mounted font is given as 108 cm*]

REFERENCES

  • 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. 287-288