Religious Sculpture in Seville, Spain
| Religious sculptures have been commissioned and revered in Spain for centuries. Seville supports several fine sculpture studios - below is a look at two of them. | |||
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Virgin, Seville Cathedral |
Corner of Christ of the Sentence Float, La Macarena, Seville |
La Cartuja, Seville |
Side Altar in San Luis, Seville |
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Jose Manuel Cosano Cejas directs the Restoration and Imagery Studio. You may call him (in Spanish) at 954 341 701. Restauración e Imaginería is located at 45 Calle Rodrigo, Triana, 41010 Seville. |
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| Great care is taken to create a hollow clay model. The maquette will be fired, then sent to a wood carver if a wooden sculpture is needed. | The clay maquette may be seen behind the carved wooden Virgen. | This religious image was commissioned with the face of a family member. | |
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Carved wood images being painted. |
Clay and metal group being painted with gold. |
To restore an old piece, the bad part is removed, filled, smoothed, then regilded. |
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José Lucena Gómez is a sculptor and restorer. He may be contacted (in Spanish) at 28 Calle Pureza, Triana, 41010 Seville, Tel: 954 331 689. |
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José's clay maquette is used to create a mold. He and his wife carefully paint each casting by hand with oil-based and gold paint. |
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