Title
Martyrdom of Two Saints
Co-author
Flugo, Giraldo de [attributed to]
?, ca 1512 - Cuenca, 1591
Villanueva, Francisco de
?, ? - ?, ?
Gómez, Gonzalo
Cuenca, 1531 - Cuenca, before 1586
Typology
Sculptures and altarpiecesSchool
FlemishDate
ca. 1572Century
Second half of the XVIth c.Dimensions
104 x 74 cmTechnique
high-relief carvingSupport
woodInscriptions
On the altarpiece bench: "AÑO 1572"
Observations
High Altar. In the first body, side street.
As "Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul" and attributed to Francisco de Villanueva (Rokiski 2010, p. 409, fig. 301).
As "Martyrdom of Saints Cosme and Damian" and attributed to Giraldo del Flugo; Francisco de Villanueva author of the masonry (Sánchez Martínez 1990, pp. 104-105, fig. 1).
Bibliography
- M. L. Rokiski Lázaro (2010): Escultores del siglo XVI en Cuenca, Diputación Provincial de Cuenca, Cuenca, p. 409, il. 331.
- M. L. Rokiski (1991): "Francisco de Villanueva y el retablo de la iglesia de Villar del Águila", Cuenca, nº 38, p. 23.
- Pedro Miguel Ibáñez Martínez (1990): "El escultor Giraldo de Flugo", Boletín del Museo e Instituto "Camón Aznar", nº 42, pp. 104-105, il. 1.