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Apse from Sant Pere de La Seu d'Urgell

Museum tags: 
Medieval Romanesque Art
Location: 
Sala 001
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Collection: 
Medieval Romanesque Art
Artist / Maker / Authority: 
Master of La Seu d'Urgell

The apse is the most important space in the church, where the altar is placed. In Romanesque, apses are usually decorated with a Theophany, or manifestation of the Lord, as we can see in this example of La Seu d'Urgell. Although it is preserved incomplete, we can observe a large representation of Christ in Majesty shown within a mandorla. He is surrounded by the Tetramorph, or symbols of the Evangelists. In the middle, there are some of the Apostles and the Virgin Mary. In the register below, which has not been preserved, there must have been a painting imitating a drape of luxurious fabric.

Dating: 
Segon quart del segle XII
Dimensions: 
720 x 500 x 260 cm

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Acquisition: 

Purchased by the Junta de Museus in the 1919-1923 campaign

Inventory number: 
015867-000

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