The Cajasol Foundation has opened its doors to one of the most anticipated exhibitions of the second International Congress of Brotherhoods and Popular Piety. On the night of November 25, two outstanding exhibitions were inaugurated.
The first, located in the Velázquez room and under the title ‘Passion and Glory. Pedro Roldán’, pays tribute to the famous Sevillian sculptor, a key figure of the Andalusian baroque, having as commissioner to José Roda Peña. The second, titled ‘Art and devotion in Andalusia. Brotherhoods and popular piety’, curated by Francisco Ros, presents a tour of the rich religious heritage developed by brotherhoods and popular piety since the 13th century, or in other words, for eight centuries.
Both exhibitions offer a unique vision of history and sacred art, highlighting the influence of these expressions on the culture and spirituality of Andalusia.
Both exhibitions They will remain open to the public during the Congress and will continue throughout the Christmas season. The closing is scheduled for January 5, coinciding with the eve of the traditional Three Kings Parade.
The presentation event was attended by José Ángel Saiz Menesesarchbishop of Seville; the Delegate of Major Festivals and deputy mayor of Seville, Manuel Alés; the president of the Cajasol Foundation, Antonio Pulido; the delegate of the government of the Junta de Andalucía in Seville, Ricardo Sanchez; the president of the Council of Brotherhoods, Francisco Velez, older brothers and members of the various brotherhoods participating in the exhibition.
‘Art and devotion in Andalusia. Brotherhoods and popular piety
Virgin of Antigua and Seven Sorrows
The purpose of the exhibition, says Professor Roda Peña, “Its purpose is to present a careful selection of the sculptural works carried out by Pedro Roldán on behalf of the brotherhoods of the capital of Seville.”
«Its absolute protagonist is Pedro Roldán, of whom This year we have been celebrating the fourth centenary of his birth, since he was baptized on January 14, 1624 in the font of the Sagrario parish in the capital of Seville,” highlights Professor Roda Peña.
Pedro Roldán, as José Rosa points out, “was the most outstanding Sevillian personality of the second half of the 17th century.” and one of the stellar figures of Spanish baroque statuary, he carried out numerous commissions for the brotherhoods of Seville, for penance, glory, sacramentals or for the blessed souls of purgatory.
In the Velázquez room, pieces by Pedro Roldán are exhibited, although without including titular images of the brotherhoods. A notable exception is the Virgen de la Antigua y Siete Dolores, coming from the parish of La Magdalena, which at one time was the owner of a corporation together with the Lord of Health, currently in the brotherhood of La Candelaria and leaves every Holy Tuesday.
The exhibition also includes pieces that, although not originally commissioned by the brotherhoods, have been incorporated into cult apparatus over time. In total, 30 works are presented that belong to nine brotherhoods: Joy, Love, Cigarettes, The O, Quinta Angustia, sacramental of the Magdalene, Santa Marta, Siete Palabras and the Holy Burial of Carmon; to three parishes: Saint Anne, Saint Andrew and Saint Mary Magdalento; and the Cajasol Foundation itself, which provides an outstanding painting of the Provincial Council of Seville that it has in storage.
The exhibition stands out for the abundance of pieces such as couples and even a quartet of full-size passion angels, in addition to several sets of posters typical of Holy Week. Among the most unique elements A valuable historical document from the brotherhood of La O is included, where the payment for the image of Jesús Nazareno is recorded.
AlsoAn Immaculate Conception stands out from the sacramental of the Magdalene, a painting of the Virgin of Antigua and Seven Sorrowsand the front curtain of the old pallium passage of the Virgen del Valle.
«Some of these works have never been exhibited. and several are added for the first time to the list of works attributed on grounds to Pedro Roldán as Saint Peter of the mystery of the Sacred Entry into Jerusalem of the brotherhood of Love and the angels who give light to the image of Santa Marta”, José Roda Peña, curator of the exhibition, pointed out.
Exhibition ‘Art and devotion in Andalusia. Brotherhoods and popular piety
Virgin of Carmen de San Lorenzo
There are 85 pieces exhibited in this exhibitioncoming from Andalusia, plus one from Cáceres and three Madrid divided into five spaces: The cult of the Eucharist, The land of the Most Holy Mary, The Commemoration of the Passion and Death, the American Footprint and the Contemporary Era.
The first block highlights the importance of the celebration of Corpus Christi, the rise of the Eucharistic cult and sacramental brotherhoods. The second part reflects the devotion of the Virgin throughout the centuriesvenerated in the temples of Andalusia, beginning with the Virgin of the Kings until today, making reference to all types of celebrations through popular religiosity. The third is dedicated to Holy Week with the first representations of images and with the evolution of imagery towards naturalistic forms of expression with the purpose of creating a catechetical, eloquent and devotional art. The next section alludes to the straits between Andalusia and America between centuries. Also of the export of devotion and dissemination of devotions that also came here from the Indians. The last section exhibits reproductions made in the last two centuries, in gold embroidery and paint.
The imagery highlights the Cristo del Subterráneo de la Candelaria, the ancient Christ of the Three Falls of San Isidorothe work of Pedro Nieto in 1632, the Nazarene by Ruiz Gijón, an Ecce Homo from La Roldana, the Small Piety of the Shroud, a Tied to the Column from Cáceres, the Virgin of Carmen from San Lorenzo, the Virgin of the Head of glory of Roque Balduque of the Seven Words, El San Juanito de la Amargura, a Virgin of dress attributed to Juan de Mesa and a bust of a painful by Pedro de Mena.
There are pieces of embroidery such as the tunic of the Nazarene of the Grandfather of Jáenof the Cristo del Rescate of Granada, the mantle of the Virgin of the Sea of Almería or the crown of the Virgin of Sorrows of Córdoba, among many others.
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