Picture: Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro de Orihuela.
The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Artwork in Orihuela has launched a singular exhibition.
The exhibition will showcase the wealthy creative heritage of the Parish Church of Santiago de Orihuela which is without doubt one of the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante’s most necessary historic landmarks. The exhibition, held within the 18th-century Artwork Room of the Episcopal Palace, offers guests a uncommon alternative to discover this cultural treasure within the Valencian Community.
For the primary time, guests can see the church’s Baroque liturgical assortment, together with silver and bronze items, in addition to Sixteenth-century relics of Santiago and the Lignum Crucis. This stuff, which have been fastidiously restored, now shine with their unique magnificence.
The exhibition additionally options exceptional works similar to sculptures of Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Louis Bertran, created by the well-known sculptor Francisco Salzillo. Moreover, newly acquired sketches for the work “The Marriage of Saint Joseph” and “The Agony of Saint Joseph” are displayed for the primary time subsequent to the unique work they have been designed for, that are discovered within the Church of Santiago.
The exhibition is open to the general public and will likely be on show for a number of months, providing an distinctive probability to expertise these traditionally and artistically vital items, starting from 18th-century Baroque gold-smithing to sculptures and work by famend artists.
