Antonio de Arfe y Juan Bautista Celma. Dos modos de interpretar, desde el arte, el paisaje

Abstract

An appraisal of both the monstrance and the pulpits of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, from within the landscape of which they form part, provides us with a link to two different points in the life of Antonio de Arfe of Leon. These are 1542, the approximate date of the completion of the base of the lower section of the monstrance, and 1573, a date linked to the pedestal and the sacrarium on which it is seated. There also exists a connection with two phases in the life of Juan Bautista Celma of Aragon: namely 1578, the year in which he took on the task of creating the pulpits, and 1583-1586, the period in which he completed them. This study focuses on the criteria De Arfe used in working on the landscape and the manner in which Celma both continues with and reformulates them.