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ALTARPIECE OF OUR LADY OF BETHLEHEM
The Virgin of Bethlehen is the main character of the altarpiece.
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View of the whole
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Presbystery of the nave of Bethlehem
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Location of the altarpiece
© Dibujo Proyecto Laura Ceballos .IPCE
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The sagrary is included on the baroque structure of the altarpiece
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View of the whole of the parish
© J. Muñiz Petralanda
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Double apse of the church
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South façade of the temple
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Inscription in the chapel of the Escalante
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The statue of the Virgin acquires monumental proportions
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Sober aspect of the Virgin of the Annunciation
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Mary and St. John located at the foot of the Cross, suggest a real space.
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The altarpiece has four main sculptural groups
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Smaller reliefs frame the main sculpture
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The apostolate seems to be original from another altarpice.
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The Annunciation takes up the right vertical
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The iconography of the main statue belongs to the Virgin of the Milk
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Mary takes part in the Passion of Christ in the scene of the Crucifixion
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The altarpiece ends with a relief of the Coronation of the Virgin.
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Upper part of the niche enssambled using mortise grooves
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Wooden braces attache the baroque altarpiece to the wall.
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Rear of the Entombment of Christ
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Rear of the Coronation, hollowed out using a gouge
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Matte gold in the Virgin's hair in the Coronation
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Red tear-shaped dots on matte gilt
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Green vegetation painted by brush over gilt
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Flemish sculptures and reliefs in the baroque altarpiece
© Dibujo proyecto Laura Ceballos. IPCE
Silhouette of the gilt that doesn't belong to the sculptural group located there
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Baroque polychromy
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Alteration in the apostolate of the pedrella
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