Credits

Gallery

THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN ALTARPIECE
Exotic head-dress of one of the Holy Women
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
General view of the altarpiece
© Albayalde CC-BY-NC-ND
Façade of the convent of San Francisco according to a drawing made by Ventura Pérez
Plan of the convent of Francisco Benavides
Window of the palace of Villena, administrative headquarter of the Museum
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Façade of the Collegue that is connected to Gil de Siloé
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
The founder in the tympanum of the façade
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Main cloister
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
The Virgin of the Annunciation with plump cheeks
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
A man wearing a thorn crown, hight level of characterization
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
The statue of Christ radiates great stress because of its layout and expression
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Expressivity contained in the statue of Mary Magdalene
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Curvilinear contour of the frame of the altarpiece and canopy of the central section
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Moulded vegetal decoration in the corbel that is under the relief of The Lamentation over the Dead Christ
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Canopy above the relief of The Birth of the Virgin
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Traceries of the back part and domes in the upper part of the Calvary
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
The Birth of the Virgin
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
The Annunciation leads to suppose the first step in the history of the Redention
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
The Nativity-Adoration in which an angel presents the Child over a cloth
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
The Lamentation constitutes the main motif
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Upper section of the compartment: dovetail assemble, which is reinforced with original hinges
© Albayalde CC-BY-NC-ND
Rear of the compartment before the last restoration
© KERMES.Informe de Restauración. MNECSG
Compartment after the dismantling of the reliefs
© KERMES.Informe de Restauración. MNECSG
Backgrounds depicting landscapes and architectures carved in wooden panels secured with wooden pegs
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Traces of the brownish-grey covering layer of the wood over the background of the compartment
© KERMES.Informe de Restauración. MNECSG
Original crossbar (top) and afterwards added crossbar.
© Albayalde CC-BY-NC-ND
Inequality in / among the tonality of the wood.
© Albayalde CC-BY-NC-ND
The figure of the good thief and the cross of the calvary are missing in the scene
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Both hands of the angel of the Annunciation are missing
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Losses of volume in the scenes
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND
Inequality in the recovering of the wood
© J. Muñiz CC-BY-NC-ND