El retablo mayor parroquial de Pasarón de la Vera (Cáceres)

The study offers a detailed analysis of the main altarpiece of the parish church of Pasarón de la Vera, one of the most representative works of Extremaduran Baroque, executed between 1757 and 1765. Drawing on preserved documentation, it reconstructs with precision the contracting process, the successive payments, and the interventions of the various craftsmen involved. The design and execution of the architectural structure were carried out by the carver Manuel Álvarez Benavides, whose workshop, active in the region of La Vera, consolidated in this project a model organized into a predella, a single body with three bays, and a shell-shaped attic, reflecting the persistence of the Baroque over Rococo tendencies. The sculptural program, centred on the Transfiguration of Christ, was completed with images of saints and an ornamental ensemble of garlands, estipites, atlantes, and vegetal motifs. The principal sculptures were executed by Antonio González Baragaña, while the gilding involved masters such as Juan Antonio Sánchez de Herrera and Alonso Recuero Rodríguez. The study situates the altarpiece in relation to other eighteenth-century works from La Vera and highlights its significance as an expression of religiosity, a symbol of parish authority, and an example of local patronage within the broader context of regional eighteenth-century art.