Gate. Wrought iron, 16th century. Partial gate with squared bars and moulded splits, without a base and bolt on the right, with a plaque topped by simplified plant elements, topped by a frieze of canvases decorated on the front with plant scrolls alternating with heraldic shields with fleurs-de-lis and with an upper crest composed of two flowering pineapples at the outer ends and schematic scrolls with flowers, two of which flank a fleur-de-lis Latin cross with diamonds above which is a wavy saltire with flowery finials. Typologically, this is a partial architectural grille or gate with both ornamental and defensive purposes. It also clearly displays some of the striking decorative and typological variety common in Florid Gothic ironwork of the 15th century, but it also reflects developments common in the 16th century. A first stage of evolution, towards the Renaissance, is introduced, sometimes extending into the first third of this century, and is characterized, among other things, by the variety of barring, with frequent combinations of square and square shapes in a single section; by the structure of three panels of very similar width and number of bars and a central door with a lintel; by decorative elements related to the Renaissance, the use of embossing, etc., characteristics that can be appreciated in the present example. The absence of interbody bands, common in grilles of this period, only indicates that it was made to protect a small chapel. The presence of fleurs-de-lis indicates the spread throughout the peninsula of Catalan models, which, coming directly from France, often featured this decorative element. The relationship between this grille and certain Gothic heritages is clear, especially when compared with fully Renaissance examples such as the one in the National Archaeological Museum from 1575 (inventory 57551). Normally, 16th-century grilles are found, if they have been preserved at all, in the chapel for which they were made, in prominent private collections, or in important museums. Compare this work with the grille at the head of the Church of San Julián de Nagore (Navarre) or that of the Chapel of the Most Holy in the Cathedral of Santa María la Real in Pamplona.
· Size: hojas 69 x 268 Copete 390 x 110 cms.
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