A significant group sculpture of Sevillan baroque art in Granada: statues of the Apostles in Our Lady of Sorrows basilica, a work by Pedro Duque Cornejo

Abstract

Se estudia el Apostolado escultórico que Pedro Duque Cornejo realizó entre 1713 y 1718 para la parroquia de Ntra. Sra. de las Angustias de Granada, a partir de documentación inédita que nos permite reconstruir su historia material y arrojar nueva luz sobre la presencia del artista sevillano en la ciudad. Se plantea, además, la vinculación del conjunto con la basílica romana de San Juan de Letrán.In this paper we discuss the group sculpture representing the Apostles which Pedro Duque Cornejo made between 1713 and 1718 for the parish of Our Lady of Sorrows in Granada. The use of previously unpublished documents has enabled us to establish the history of this sculpture and cast new light on the presence of the Sevillian artist in Granada. Furthermore, we explore the connection between this group and the St. John of Let ran basilica in Rome

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