Obras neoclásicas en las iglesias parroquiales de Viana (Navarra)

Labeaga Mendiola, Juan Cruz

Publication year:

2002

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

1137-4403

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Summary

The parish churches of Santa María and San Pedro de Viana (Navarre) were ornamented with important and assorted neo-classical works. Local sculpture workshops that flourished as from the 16 th century dissapeared around the end of the 18th century, as they were unable to assimilate the new style. Those responsible for the parishes then recurred to Madrid, Logroño, and especially, to artistic circles in Vitoria for the construction of the new works (images, altarpieces, tabernacles, altar tables, paintings and goldwork). Some outstanding artists have been documented, one of the most noteworthy being Luis Paret y Alcazar, from Madrid.