Miniature of Ferdinand II of Tumbo A

Miniature corresponding to the Tumbo A, a work that compiles a set of donations and royal privileges that made the seat of Compostela great. It consists of a total of 71 pages in which four phases of execution can be distinguished. Much of its artistic value lies in the miniatures, which represent the protagonists of the privileges and donations narrated.

Among these illustrations, the one of Fernando II stands out, characterized by the increase in size, occupying a full page and the representation of the monarch on horseback at the top, in combative action, wielding a lance while using the shield to protect himself. The crown is maintained as an essential emblem and, in this case, it is placed in the central part of the upper arch of the frame, remaining suspended over the head of the monarch. The use of tonal gradations, both in the royal rider and in the horse, give corporeality to the work. The lower part of the leaf includes the heraldic lion representative of the kingdom, in this case also with a metaphorical sense, in relation to the lion-like bravery of the monarchs in combat.