Sorrows for a devout ambassador. A Netherlandish Altarpiece in Sixteenth century Castile

Abstract

This paper aims to determine when and why the Our Lady of Compassion altarpiece was located at the trascoro of the Palencia Cathedral. In order to understand the function it played from such location during the beginning of sixteenth century, emphasis is placed on the political and devotional context in which the production of the painting occurred. This article presents for the first time unpublished evidence related to the triptych’s donor, Bishop Juan Rodriguez Fonseca, such as his endowment signed in 1513 and his membership to a Netherlandish confraternity responsible for the rise of the devotion to this particular cult.El presente artículo discute el contexto religioso y político en el que fue realizado el altar de Nuestra Señora de la Compasión, ubicado en el trascoro de la Catedral de Palencia, haciendo hincapié tanto en la intencionalidad como en la función del artefacto. Para ello se presenta por primera vez evidencia documental referente al patrono de la obra, el obispo Juan Rodríguez Fonseca, tal como el acta de donación del tríptico, firmada en 1513, y el escudo de armas que lo afirma como miembro de una importante cofradía establecida en los Países Bajos responsable de la diseminación de dicho culto

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This paper was published in Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert.

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