Alesanco

INFORMATION

FontID: 17236ALE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de la Asunción
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Logroño, La Rioja
Directions to Site: Located off (S) of the N-120, just SW of Azofra, equidistant (10-12 km) between Nájera, Santo Domingo de la Calzada and San Millán de la Cogolla
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a chapel on the S side of the nave [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 16th century
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) as a baptismal font consisting of a plain hemispherical basin raised on a round-to-square base; the font was located in a baptistery annexed to the church, but it is now in a chapel of the south side of the nave; this author suggests a date in the 16th century, the date of the church fabric, a work of a local mason that followed earlier patterns of font design.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 116 cm*
Basin Total Height: 49 cm*
Height of Base: 32 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 81 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004)]

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