Burgos. Silos. Chests and chalice of the monastery of santo de domingo, chromolithograph by teófilo rufflé (after a drawing by francisco aznar y garcía), around 1864-1865, 743 x 594 mm (sheet measurements), madrid, royal academy of fine arts of san fernando. Department: national chalcography
inventory no. : e-3685
name of the artist: aznar y garcía, francisco (zaragoza, 1834 - madrid, 1911)
engraver's name: teo. Ruffle
printer/embosser name: cromolit. By d. Castell. Madrid
place of publication: madrid
date: [ca. 1864-1865]
sheet measurements: 743 x 594 mm. Footprint measurements: 523 x 403 mm. Technique: chromolithograph
matrix material: stone
types of paper and watermarks: woven paper
inscriptions: architectural monuments of spain// province of burgos// christian art/ arabic-byzantine and romanesque style/ sacred jewelry// natural size// inscription on the sides of the casket// natural size_front// inscription on the chalice// side// chalice used by saint dominic// (two thirds of the natural)// archets and chalice of the monastery of s. To domingo de silos. Collection: architectural monuments of spain
series: christian art/ arabic-byzantine and romanesque style/ sacred jewelery
subject: monastery of santo domingo de silos
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-0135 is preserved in the rabasf drawings cabinet.
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