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Belt pendant (Side 2)

Belt pendant (Side 2)
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Side 1

Subject
Religious. Saints.

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Male, St Trudo's Abbey

S/n

Ivory

Height: 99mm
Width: 27mm (each)
Depth: 7mm (open)

Side 1: Virgin in the sun; crescent moon; Virgin as the Apocalyptic woman; crown.
Inscription: 'S. ANNA' [probably referring to one of Alonso de Santagadea's daughters, see provenance].
Side 2: unidentified bishop saint with mitre and crozier; twisted columns. Inscription: 'DE S. GADEA', 'S. ALONCHE' [referring to Alonso de Santagadea].
Crosshatched background. Foliated decoration. Scallop shell niche. Roped pattern.

Bruges 2010: Northern France or Flanders, 1st half of the 16th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved on both sides.

Comments
The inscription referring to St Anne on the buckle probably refers to the patron saint of one of Alonso's daughters.

Provenance
Certainly given by Alonso de Santagadea, consul of the Spanish 'Natie' in Bruges in 1522 and benefactor of St Trudo's Abbey, possibly as part of the attire of his three daughters. The three daughters of Alonso de Santagadea and his wife Clara Begir Velasco de Belvedere, Isabella, Johanna and Anna entered the abbey. Johanna (b. 1534, d. 1600) entered the abbey in 1558 at the same time as her sister Isabella. On 28 August 1584, Johanna became the new abbess (see Bruges 2010).

Bibliography
S. Vandenberghe, Ivory in Bruges: Treasures from museums, churches and monasteries, exhibition catalogue, Bruges, 2010, pp. 24-27.
S. Vandenberghe, Ivory in Bruges: Treasures from museums, churches and monasteries, exhibition catalogue, Bruges, 2010, pp. 24-27.


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