La escultura barroca en el País Vasco. La imagen religiosa y su evolución

Abstract

The author studies the exceptional development of 17th and 18th century sculpture in the Basque Country. He studies the structural and decorative evolution of altarpieces in their classicist, Churrigera and rococo phases, in the different local workshops. And additionally, and in parallel, the author also studies baroque imagery in its stylistic, iconographic and model evolution. The constant presence of trends and masters from the Court boosted local sculpture. It also updated local sculpture in these lands especially in the classicist and rococo phases, in the use of most new models.