Bartolomé Ordóñez
Bartolomé Ordóñez (
Life and work
Little is known about Ordóñez before the last five years of his life. His
In 1515 he established a studio in Barcelona, accompanied by three Italian marble sculptors, who came with him: Simón de Bellalana, Victorio Cogono and Juan Florentino. Even then, we know nothing of his actual work for the next two years. The cathedral chapter commissioned him 7 May 1517 to construct the
This work on the Cathedral of Barcelona was executed in two stages. After the stage just described, Ordóñez made a documented visit to
Upon returning to Barcelona at the beginning of 1519 he married Catalina Calaf. His stay in Barcelona was not prolonged: in autumn of the same year, he left for
Other possible works of his in Spain are the
He left the tomb of Joanna and Felipe for the
The tomb of Cardinal Cisneros, which was left incomplete, is of inferior quality; the recumbent figure of the Cardinal was completed, austere and realistic with the air of a portrait. This tomb, made for the Chapel of the
The tombs of the Fonsecas in
Notes
- ^ That is, the placement of the body of Jesus either on a slab (as in this portrayal) or into the arms of his mother immediately after the Descent from the Cross.
- ISBN 84-297-5443-1
- ^ Ramon Triadó, Joan, p.33
- ^ Ramon Triadó, Joan p. 34
References
- Portions of this article are translated from an article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which, in turn incorporates material from the Gran Enciclopedia Rialp. An GFDL. The authorization was revokedin April 2008, so we cannot add further content from that encyclopedia (although it can be used as a normal reference).
- Ramon Triadó, Joan (1998). "Segle XVI: de l'humanisme culte a l'humanisme reformat". Art de Catalunya, Escultura moderna i contemporània (in Catalan). Barcelona: Edicions L'isard. ISBN 84-89931-03-8.