Aguilar de Bureba

Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2013
Standing permission
view of church exterior - apse - detail
view of church exterior - apse - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the apse window; two knights/warriors armed with sword and shield fight unidentified beasts
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 July 2012 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church exterior - apse - detail

Scene Description: capital on the south side of the apse window; damagedl foliage above two confronted quadruped beasts
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church exterior - belfry
view of church exterior - east view
view of church exterior - southwest view
view of church exterior - west façade - detail
view of church exterior - west portal - detail

Scene Description: the exterior atrium around it is mid-18th century, but the portal itself is Romanesque
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 July 2012 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Paula Guillot, 2012
Image Source: detail of a digital photograph taken 7 July 2012 by Paula Guillot
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - north side - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the chancel arch: on the left side of the capital is a mounted male holding an object and/with a flowing cloth in the right hand; the left hand hold the bridle and a ring, or the ring is secured to the saddle; the horse tramples over a fallen bearded man who appears unarmed; the front side of the capital has a balcony with two males in it looking out; below the balcony a male figure leans on a short pillar (to which he may be tied?); the right side of the capital has a bearded man loading a stone into his sling, by the side of a mounted knight armed with a lance and a shield, and wearing a helmet; behind him is an unidentified beast
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - south side - detail

Scene Description: two pairs of winged beasts confronted; the beasts appear to be amphisbaenas, the second head clearly visible at the end of the tail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mikel Unanue, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 1 July 2012 by Mikel Unanue for BSI
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch - south side - detail

Scene Description: two pairs of winged beasts confronted; the beasts appear to be amphisbaenas, the second head clearly visible at the end of the tail
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - chancel arch and east side

Scene Description: the capitals of the chancel arch are Romanesque
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - transept - arch - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the arch; two pilgrim shells at the angles, over 'stiff-leaf' motifs
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - transept - arch - detail

Scene Description: capital on the south side of the arch; on the left angle, a human figure with a smiling face stands between two large circle patterns of different shape; there is a peaked hat-like shape above the person's head; on the left side, at the top, is a rectangular motif perforated by little holes
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - transept - arch - detail

Scene Description: capital on the south side of the arch; on the front is a little simian (?) head at the top, above the large circle with inner pattern; at the right angle is a larger horned bovine head; on the right side of the capital is another large circled pattern, this one resembling a flower, inscribed in four roll mouldings; above it, a smaller floral motif
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - west end - window - detail

Scene Description: capital on the south side of the west window; elaborate floral and foliage motifs, with two beast heads in the upper spandrels
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission
view of church interior - west end - window - detail

Scene Description: capital on the north side of the west window; a beast with a single head and two quadruped bodies clutches and devours a human figure; above them are two suspended beast heads
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Art Medieval, 2008
Image Source: digital photograph 2008 in Art Medieval [www.aldeaglobal.net/alu510/castella/Burgos/Santa Maria Bureba.htm] [accessed 19 April 2013]
Copyright Instructions: Standing permission