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Culture [Religious Sculpture]

Statue of the Holy Virgin Mary

A free-standing statue in fine wood that used to be in the presbytery of the Church of St. Mary, known as “Antio” or “La Antigua”. Exquisitely drawn and made, it is a beautiful image in the Gothic style and gleams with delicate colours.

Nowadays there is a replica in less fine wood but with more gentle shapes and it is the one that can normally be admired in the presbytery of the Church.

Sculpture of Christ Crucified

A free-standing statue in the Gothic style located on the left wall of the presbytery of the “Antio” or “La Antigua” Chapel.

It used to be the central element of an altarpiece that was removed after the church was restored in 1975.

Pieta Sculpture

A remarkable Renaissance piece. It is characterised by the ingenuity with which it deals with the theme and its infant-size image of Jesus is made prominent against the image of Our Lady.

This sculpture was originally located in the Church (chapel) of “Our Lady of the Pieta”, also known as “Our Lady of Zufiaurre”.

Sculpture of St. Anne

Renaissance wood carving located on the right wall of the chapel of “Antio” or “La Antigua”.

Stations of the Cross at the Church of St. Mary, also known as “Antio” or “La Antigua”

It is made up of three Gothic crosses, one of which has been restored, and which signified the culmination of the crosses which in another epoch were located on the way up to what used to be the Parish Church of St. Mary, known today the “Antio” or “La Antigua” Chapel.

Altarpiece of the Parish Church of St. Mary of the Assumption

Picture of the altarpiece

An 18th century altarpiece with Baroque and neoclassical elements. The architectural design was built by the master Tomás de Jauregui. Juan Bautista de Mendizabal was responsible for the actual sculpture. The altarpiece depicts the figures of the four Evangelists, an image of St. Philip Neri and another of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. What is particularly striking is the innovation consisting of placing a Sacred Heart over the Tabernacle that could be easily removed in order to modify or portray whatever religious manifestation is celebrated at each moment.

Apart from that, the busts of angels located above the Evangelists have musical instruments.

Finally, two side doors leading into the sacristy open up, thus altering the framework of the altarpiece. St. Ignatius, St. Philip Neri and Our Lady of the Assumption stand out among the sculpture of busts.

Last of all, neoclassical art also played a part in the altarpiece for which the architect Francisco Sabando was responsible. Examples of this were the gilding and the removal of certain “churrigueresque” (elaborate, extravagant Spanish Baroque) elements during the last decade of the 18th century.

Statue of Christ Crucified

A free-standing statue separate from the altarpiece. It was made by Mauricio Valdivieso in the early years of the 19th century.

It is a perfect anatomic study and its style could belong to the ValladolidSchool of sculpture, although without the expressionism that characterises its woodcarvings.

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