Oviedo. Surname cross of the angels in the holy chamber of the cathedral, chromolithograph by teófilo rufflé (after a drawing by ciriaco miguel vigil), around 1863, 596 x 748 mm (sheet measurements), madrid, royal academy of fine arts of san fernando. Department: national chalcography
inventory no. : e-3736
name of the artist: vigil, ciriaco miguel (oviedo, 1819 - 1903)
name of the engraver: teó. Ruffle
printer/stamper name: j. Donon stamping. Madrid
place of publication: madrid
date: [ca. 1863]
sheet measurements: 596 x 748 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// surname cross of angels,/ 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. Two drawings related to this print are preserved in the rabasf drawings cabinet with signature ma-0028, ma-0029 and ma-0030.
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