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The Mass of St. Gregory: 708

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Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Titles

The Mass of St. Gregory

Maker(s)

Carillo

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Painted for Alonso Ruiz de Cavala, c. 1480, priest of the church of Torrico, Toledo province, Spain, where it hung from about this time; with the Spanish Art Gallery, London (Lionel Harris), 1910; on loan from them October 1910, and subsequently purchased by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 55.9 cm
Width: 38.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1910) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

School or Style

Spanish

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Tempera

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Tempera? on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: O fili d.y miserere mey
  • Location: On the donor's scroll
  • Text: el cura del torrico / alonso ruys de cakala
  • Location: On the platform
  • Text: ..ssarrillo
  • Location: On the step
  • Text: esta imagen mando hazer alonso ruiz de cavala cura desta yglesya qual quier que delante della rezare syete vezes el pater noster con el ave maria gana setenta et tres mill annos de perdon los viernes del anno doblados el viernes santo indulgencia plenaria otorgados por sannt gregorio e sus sucesores
  • Location: Verso

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 708
Primary reference Number: 3046

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 9 December 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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