Corbel from the Double Sepulchral Monument of Don Àlvar Rodrigo de Cabrera, Count of Urgell and Viscount of Ager and his wife Cecilia of Foix
Documentary evidence suggests that this tomb ensemble was made for Àlvar Rodrigo de Cabrera and his wife, Cecília of Foix, the parents of Ermengol X. The monastery of Bellpuig de les Avellanes was abandoned and badly damaged during the Wars of Succession that began around 1700. When the monastery was reinhabited in the eighteenth century, the church with its burial chapel was reconstructed. The sarcophagi with the arms of the counts of Urgell and Foix were probably made at the time to fit the original effigies.
Artwork Details
- Title: Corbel from the Double Sepulchral Monument of Don Àlvar Rodrigo de Cabrera, Count of Urgell and Viscount of Ager and his wife Cecilia of Foix
- Date: ca. 1300–1350
- Geography: Made in Lerida, Catalonia, Spain
- Culture: Catalan
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: Overall: 12 3/4 x 19 1/4 in. (32.4 x 48.9 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1948
- Object Number: 48.140.4
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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ca. 1130–40
Catalan
ca. 1130–40
Catalan
ca. 1130–40
Catalan
ca. 1130–40
Catalan
ca. 1300–1350
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