ESCUTCHEON. ALABASTER. SPAIN, 17TH CENTURY

Heraldic shield. Carved alabaster. Spain, 17th century. Quartered shield with seven Moorish heads facing the center touched on the edge and a bird on the crest. The first barracks, checkered or checkered with chains in orders of three and five; second barracks quartered with towers and chevrons with pinjante; third quarter, bordered with seven blades of San Andrés; fourth barracks with three horizontal bands. It is topped by a feathered knight's helmet facing left, and flanked by a composition of grotesques with busts, scrolls and architectural elements on the hats of the human figures; Below, another bust flanked by plant and architectural elements. The composition corresponds to common models in the 17th century, maintaining a marked classicism. Compare, for example, with that of the Casa de Begoña in Agurain, one in the Barrio del Cantero in Barcenillas (Cantabria), etc.

· Size: 103x110 cms.