Oviedo. Cross of victory or pelayo, in the holy chamber of the cathedral, chromolithograph by teófilo rufflé (after a drawing by ciriaco miguel vigil), 1863, 596 x 747 mm (sheet measurements), madrid, royal academy of fine arts of san fernando. Department: national chalcography
inventory no. : e-3737
name of the artist: vigil, ciriaco miguel (oviedo, 1819-1903)
name of the engraver: teó. Ruffle
printer/stamper name: cromolit by j. Donon. Madrid
place of publication: madrid
date: [1863]
sheet measurements: 596 x 747 mm. Footprint measurements: 460 x 627 mm. Technique: chromolithograph
matrix material: stone
types of paper and watermarks: woven paper
inscriptions: architectural monuments of spain// province of oviedo// christian art/ latin-byzantine style/ religious ornaments// cross of victory, or of pelayo,/ in the holy chamber of the cathedral. // (oviedo)
collection: architectural monuments of spain
series: christian art/ latin-byzantine style/ religious ornaments
observations: the print belongs to the series architectural monuments of spain. Published at the expense of the state and under the direction of a special commission created by the ministry of public works, madrid, national printing and chalcography, 1856-1882. The project consisted of collecting the entire architectural heritage in a luxury publication with prints of the highest quality with a total of 30 notebooks with 470 sheets of text and 134 prints, plus another 147 prints that lack explanatory text. For the graphic part, several techniques were used: etching and burin on a steel matrix - occasionally, copper foil -, aquatint, lithography and chromolithography. A drawing related to this print with symbol ma-0027 is preserved in the rabasf drawings cabinet.
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