Villanueva de los Infantes / Uillanueua de Rio d’Esgueua / Ualdesgueua
Image copyright © Francisco José García Gómez, 2015
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Francisco José García Gómez, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 February 2015 by Francisco José García Gómez
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 25 April 2015)
design element - motifs - round moulding
Scene Description: around the rim
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Francisco José García Gómez, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 21 February 2015 by Francisco José García Gómez
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 25 April 2015)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Consuelo Escribano Velasco, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken in 2013 by Consuelo Escribano Velasco [http://ermitiella.blogspot.ca/2013/12/santa-maria-de-villanueva-de-los.html] [accessed 25 April 2015]
Copyright Instructions: No known copyright restriction / Fair Dealing
INFORMATION
Font ID: 19841VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María la Mayor
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Notes: present building chiefly Mudejar, but has traces of a much earlier church, perhaps early-Romanesque -- interesting mural paintings uncovered inside
Church Address: Calle Iglesia, 3, 47174 Villanueva de los Infantes, Valladolid, Spain -- Tel.: +34 983 506 032
Site Location: Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the VA-140, 21 km NE of Valladolid capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Valladolid
Historical Region: Páramos de Esgueva
Font Notes:
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Romanesque baptismal font listed and illustrated in the Enciclopedia del románico [[https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/valladolid_VILLANUEVA_DE_LOS_INFANTES.pdf] [accessed 28 September 2025]: "de época románica es también la pila bautismal, localizada a los pies del pórtico y de traza sumamente sencilla y tosca, labrada en caliza. Presenta vaso troncocónico invertido, de paredes lisas, con embocadura abocelada y arista inferior igualmente recorrida por bocel, apoyándose actualmente sobre un pie cilíndrico. El diámetro de la boca es de 113 cm y la altura del vaso de 52 cm." Tub-shaped baptismal font decorated with a simple moulding at the upper rim; difficult to date but it appears earlier than the main fabric of the present building, which is chiefly late-15th century [NB: Consuelo Escribano Velasco [http://ermitiella.blogspot.ca/2013/12/santa-maria-de-villanueva-de-los.html] [accessed 25 April 2015] has estudied the presence of an earlier church here which, in her mind, could be pre- or early-Romanesque].
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Francisco José García Gómez for his photograph of this font. We are grateful to the Fundación Santa María la Real [www.romanicodigital.com] for their permission to reproduce content from the Enciclopedia del románico
COORDINATES
UTM: 30T 376581 4617778
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 41.702222, -4.483333
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 41° 42′ 8″ N, 4° 29′ 0″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: tub-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 113 cm*
Basin Total Height: 52 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * Enciclopedia del románico [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico, Fundación Santa María la Real, 2020+. URL: www.romanicodigital.com.