Orfebrería portuguesa en Españapiezas inéditas de la diócesis de Ciudad Rodrigo

Abstract

This paper proposes an approach to the artistic relations between Spain and Portugal, focusing on the field of religious silverware in the diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo, a place which, with its proximity to the border, became a reception centre for pieces made on both sides of the "raya". In any case we consider that these relations constitute a line of research which should be dealt with more in depth. Chronologically, the pieces date from the 161h to the beginning of the19`j, centuries, with those from Porto being the most outstanding. In this paper, besides a stylistic analysis, and an analysis of their relationship to works preserved in the museums of Portugal, emphasis is placed on the series of factors that can explain how they came to be in Ciudad Rodrigo, some of a political nature, it being a time of stability, and other internal factors such as the favourable cultural climate prevailing there at that time.