Original 19th century lithograph of the tomb of Ramon Folch de Cardona-Anglesola in the church of San Nicolás at Bellpuig (Lerida). The print, headed "BELLPUIG", was drawn from life and lithographed by F. X. Parcerisa and printed by F. Álvarez.
Original 19th century lithograph of the tomb of Ramon Folch de Cardona-Anglesola in the church of San Nicolás at Bellpuig (Lerida). The print, headed "BELLPUIG", was drawn from life and lithographed by F. X. Parcerisa and printed by F. Álvarez.
The monument, carved in marble by the Renaissance sculptor Giovanni da Nola between 1522 and 1525 and brought from Naples, where the deceased had been viceroy, is one of the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance preserved in Spain; the lithograph reproduces it complete, with the recumbent figure on the sarcophagus and the crowning group of the Virgin among angels.
Medium: Lithograph.
Artist / lithographer: Francesc Xavier Parcerisa i Boada (Barcelona, 1803 - Gracia, 1876).
Date: 19th century.
Source: the series Recuerdos y bellezas de España, drawn from life and lithographed by Parcerisa.
Dimensions: Image 6.9 x 4.6 in (17.5 x 11.7 cm).
Condition: Fair. Paper with uniform yellow toning and light creases in the right margin.