Cuatro imágenes de plata procedentes de la Cámara de la Reina Isabel la Católica, en la Catedral de Toledo

Abstract

In 1536 the Duchess of Medinasidonia sold a group of silver objects to the Cathedral of Toledo. It has not been previously published that among these objects were several devotional images acquired years earlier at the auction of Queen Isabel la Católica property after her death. This study is centered on aspects of the four pieces still existing (materials, typology, aesthetic, characteristics and prices). However, it also attempts to analyze the entire group of pieces in context, using documents which refer to the pieces as well as the heraldic shields on their pedestals. It has been determined that only some of the images were made during the times of Queen Isabel. The rest came from family inheritances dating to the early 15th century.