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Tomb of John Sauvage (Juan Selvaggio): attendant angel with the coat of arms of Charles I

Alonso Berruguete1520

Museo de Zaragoza

Museo de Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain

This piece comes from the Abbey of Santa Engracia in Zaragoza, specifically from the burial chapel of Flemish chancellor John Sauvage, who died in Zaragoza in 1518. It depicts a headless, semi-nude boy, or attendant angel, standing by the heraldic shield of Charles I, with the coat of arms showing the typical Aragonese heraldic esthetic of the period.

Details

  • Title: Tomb of John Sauvage (Juan Selvaggio): attendant angel with the coat of arms of Charles I
  • Creator: Alonso Berruguete y Felipe Bigarny
  • Date: 1520
  • Physical Dimensions: 40 x 76 x 25 cm
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: Gobierno de Aragón
  • External Link: CERES MCU
  • Medium: Carved alabaster
  • Photograph: José Garrido Lapeña
  • Cultural context: Renaissance

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