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Fichas das pezas correspondentes a Estremadura: Lignum Crucis da I Duquesa de Feria; Cruz procesional da capela funeraria do II Duque de Feria; Dalmática e colo do Terno das Águias (Zafra); e Acetre da igrexa de Fonte de Cantos (Badajoz)

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O texto reúne catro fichas catalográficas relativas a pezas litúrxicas vinculadas á Casa de Feria e conservadas en Zafra e Fuente de Cantos, seleccionadas para seren exhibidas na mostra O viaje a Compostela de Cosme III de Médicis (Xacobeo 2004). Estas obras permiten reconstruír o mecenado relixioso e a memoria dinástica dunha das casas nobres máis influentes da Estremadura barroca. A primeira peza é un Lignum Crucis de pequena escala, realizado en cristal de rocha con aplicacións de ouro, esmaltes, pedras preciosas e perlas, doado pola primeira duquesa de Feria ao convento de Santa Clara de Zafra. A segunda é unha cruz procesional de prata con elementos de ébano, destinada á capela funeraria dos duques, adscrita estilisticamente ao purismo madrileño de comezos do século XVII. A terceira ficha describe a dalmática e colariño do Terno das Aguías, un rico terno funerario en veludo negro bordado con ouro e sedas, probablemente de manufactura italiana. A cuarta peza é un acetre de prata de procedencia hispanoamericana, doado polo inquisidor Diego del Corro á igrexa de Nuestra Señora de la Granada. Conxuntamente, estas obras amosan o prestixio social, a devoción e a identidade simbólica da aristocracia estremeña.

 

Abstract

The reviewed text analyzes four catalog entries for liturgical objects linked to the House of Feria and preserved in Zafra and Fuente de Cantos, which were exhibited in Cosimo III de’ Medici’s Journey to Compostela (Xacobeo 2004). These works illustrate the religious patronage and dynastic memory of one of the most influential noble families of Baroque Extremadura. The first object is a small Lignum Crucis reliquary made of rock crystal with gold, enamel, precious stones, and pearls, donated by the first Duchess of Feria to the convent of Santa Clara in Zafra. The second is a processional cross in silver and ebony, associated with the ducal funerary chapel and stylistically related to the Purist aesthetic of early 17th-century Madrid workshops. The third entry concerns the Dalmatic and Collar of the Terno de las Águilas, an elaborate black velvet funerary vestment embroidered with gold and colored silk threads, likely of Italian manufacture. The fourth object is a holy water bucket (acetre) of Spanish-American silver, donated by the inquisitor Diego del Corro to the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Granada. Together, these pieces reflect aristocratic prestige, devotional display, and the cultural exchanges among Spain, Italy, and the Americas in the Baroque period.

 

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Catalog entries of the pieces from Extremadura: the Lignum Crucis of the 1st Duchess of Feria; the processional cross from the funerary chapel of the 2nd Duke of Feria; the dalmatic and collar from the Terno de las Águilas (Zafra); and the holy water vessel (acetre) from the church of Fuente de Cantos (Badajoz)