Madrid. Sepulchral ark of san isidro labrador, patron saint of madrid, which is preserved in the parish church of san andrés, chromolithograph by teófilo rufflé (after a drawing by manuel aníbal álvarez amoroso), 1878, 600 x 747 mm (sheet measurements), madrid, royal academy of fine arts of san fernando (rabasf). Department: national chalcography
inventory no. : e-3731
name of the artist: álvarez amoroso, manuel aníbal (madrid, 1850 1930)
name of the engraver: teó. Ruffle
name of the printer/stamper: cromo lit. ª by j. M. Mateu. Madrid
place of publication: madrid
date: [1878]
sheet measurements: 600 x 747 mm. Footprint measurements: 445 x 535 mm. Technique: chromolithograph
matrix material: stone
types of paper and watermarks: woven paper
inscriptions: architectural monuments of spain// province of madrid// christian art/ ogival style [sic. ]/ religious furniture// sepulcral ark of san isidro labrador, patron of madrid,// which is preserved in the parish church of san andres. // (madrid). Collection: architectural monuments of spain
series: christian art/ ogival style/ religious furniture
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 chromolithograph. A drawing related to this print with symbol ma-0255 is preserved in the rabasf drawings cabinet.
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