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Luisa Roldán (Spanish, 1652–1706) was one of the most celebrated and prolific sculptors of the 1600s. Affectionately known as La Roldana, she catapulted to fame at the Spanish royal court in an otherwise male-dominated profession.
Taking her sculpture Saint Ginés de La Jara as a focal point, this exhibition explores La Roldana's life as well as the multifaceted techniques involved in the sculpture's creation.
Channels: European ArtPaintingSculpture
Artists: Luisa Roldán
Themes: Materials and ProcessObjects
Seventeenth-century Spanish polychrome sculpture was intended to appear as lifelike as possible. Compared to bronze or marble statues, sculpted and painted wooden figures—often with glass eyes and wigs—achieve a remarkable realistic effect. Artists specialized in particular Spanish polychromy techniques, such as estofado: painting and incising to create rich silk fabrics with raised patterns in gold and silver used for the garments, and encarnaciones: blending and applying of oil paint for lips, hair, and modulations of the skin.
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