The Series of Angles of the Monastery of Saint Joseph and Saint Roch of Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba)

Journal Title: UcoArte. Revista de Teoría e Historia del Arte - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2

Abstract

In Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba) there exists numerous angelic representations, that evidence the great devotion that they professed to the angles in this town in Córdoba during the Modern Age. The article, based on a Doctoral Thesis, analyzes the series of the monastery of Saint Joseph and Saint Roch, their relation with other Spanish and American series, and reformulates the nomenclature of the angles and the significance of the series.

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Mario Ávila Vivar

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  • EP ID EP704506
  • DOI https://doi.org/10.21071/ucoarte.v3i0.9495
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Mario Ávila Vivar (2014). The Series of Angles of the Monastery of Saint Joseph and Saint Roch of Aguilar de la Frontera (Córdoba). UcoArte. Revista de Teoría e Historia del Arte, 3(2), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-704506