San Mateo

González, Miguel (born 1664)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

late 16th century

Height:

61.0 cm  (24 in.)

Width:

86.0 cm  (33 7/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

conch shell mother-of-pearl, and oil on wood

Additional titles

Description

The painting belongs to the series "Alegorías del Credo" ("Allegories of the Credo"), executed by Miguel González in late 16th and early 17th centuries. It provides a depiction of the Last Judgment, including an angel blowing a straight trumpet. The text in the medallion on the painting’s bottom reads: “San Mateo desde alli[=í] [h]a de b[=v]enir a jus[=z]gar a los vib[=v]os y a los muertos.” (“From here Saint Matthew shall come to judge the living and the dead.”)

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
St. John the Baptist

Iconclass

11U(+3)
Last Judgement and angels

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Ocaña Ruiz, Sonia I. "Nuevas reflexiones sobre las pinturas incrustadas de concha y el trabajo de Juan y Miguel González", Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas 35/102 (2013) 125-176. ISSN 0185-1276. Available online: www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/analesdelinstitutoesteticas/article/download/40064/36462 (accessed: 11 April 2017)

RIdIM record id

4947