La Catedral de Jaén a examen I y II

Abstract

Throughout the history of the cathedral of Jaén, it is possible to verify how obtaining furni-shing attuned to the architecture was a constant source of concern to bishops. This would explain the efforts made to achieve that some of the most outstanding artists of the plastic and decorative arts of the Modern Age worked or donated quality works that could be compared to a building that was not only the Main Church of an important diocese but also the reliquary of the venerated Veronica. Along with the pieces made by Spanish artists, the cathedral of Jaén also received other works made outside of the Iberian Peninsula. Outs-tanding European art workshops, mainly Italian and Flemish, but also from America and the Philippines left their mark on the collection of the cathedral. These works have been studied in depth by national and foreign researchers, and their conclusions are published in this book, which situated the cathedral of Jaén in the context of the most flourishing circuits of the Modern Age.