Burgos. Gates of the cathedral, chromolithograph by teófilo rufflé (after a drawing by francisco aznar y garcía), around 1856-1881, 604 x 754 mm (sheet measurements), madrid, royal academy of fine arts of san fernando (rabasf). The grilles reproduced in the plate are the work of cristóbal de andino (the grille of the presentation chapel) and luis de paredes (the grille of the santa ana chapel). Department: national chalcography
inventory no. : e-3680
name of the artist: aznar y garcía, francisco (zaragoza, 1834 - madrid, 1911)
engraver's name: teo. Ruffle
name of the printer/stammer: lit. De j. M. ª mateu. Madrid
place of publication: madrid
date: [1856-1881]
sheet measurements: 604 x 754 mm. Footprint measurements: 408 x 545 mm. Technique: chromolithograph
matrix material: stone
types of paper and watermarks: woven paper
inscriptions: architectural monuments of spain// province of burgos// christian art/ ogival and renaissance style/ religious constructions// chapel of the presentation// a b c d details of the chapel of the presentation// chapel of santa ana// e f g details of the chapel of santa ana// grades of the burgos cathedral// (burgos). Collection: architectural monuments of spain
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-0150 is preserved in the rabasf drawings cabinet.
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