Silver prayers: a study of unknown works by jacobo pecul montenegro
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ceg.2015.128.05Keywords:
silversmithing, religious silversmithing, parish crosses, holy chalices, neocclasic, Pecul MontenegroAbstract
The purpose of this research is the study and attribution of new pieces to Jacobo Pecul Monte negro (1753-1817) a silversmith from Santiago de Compostela. His production reflects an aesthetic clearly influenced by French forms which he learnt from his father Claudio Pecul. But also Galician artists´ work, such as Ferreiro or Simón Rodríguez, had an impact on Montenegro's own creations. Twenty four new pieces have been selected from parish crosses, holy chalices, ciboriums, censers, “navetas” and monstrances, which are referenced in Pecul's manuscript “Libro de Caja”. They were extracted by Couselo Bouzas in his Galicia Artística, and catalogued in the Diocesan Archive of the Catholic Church. These pieces have been studied and attributed to Jacobo Pecul Montenegro by the guidelines set by José Manuel López Vázquez, who has studied the work of this silversmith in depth. This article attempts to make a brief study of both the author and the silversmithing typologies in the shift from the baroque style to the neoclassical style. And at the same time this study also aims to draw attention to Galician silversmithing, which is a patrimony of our popular imagery, and more often than not highly neglected.
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