Luisa Roldán

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Luisa Ignacia Roldán (1652 - 1706), called La Roldana, was a Spanish sculptress of the Baroque Era. She is the first woman sculptor documented in Spain.[1]

Roldán, born in Seville, was the daughter of sculptor Pedro Roldán, and she was taught by her father along with her siblings. After she married a sculptor, Luis Antonio de los Arcos, she worked in Cadiz from 1686 to 1688. She created wooden sculptures as well as statues for the Cathedral of Cadiz and the town council. She became court sculptor in Madrid in 1692.[2]

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Statue of St. Ginés de la Jara
Statue of St. Ginés de la Jara

Her works are characterized as possessing "clearly delineated profiles, thick locks of hair, billowing draperies, and mystical faces with delicate eyes, knitting brows, rosy cheeks, and slightly parted lips."[3] Her St. Ginés de la Jara, made around 1692, is now at the Getty Center. Processional statues whose creation can be safely attributed to her include statues of the Virgen de la Soledad, Mary Magdalen, and Jesus.[4] In Cadiz, works by her include statues of Anthony of Padua, Ecce Homo, and Saints Servandus and Cermanus.[5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Luisa Roldan (1650 - 1704) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
  2. ^ Luisa Roldán (Getty Museum)
  3. ^ Luisa Roldán (Getty Museum)
  4. ^ Cádiz Cofrade - Imaginería
  5. ^ Cádiz Cofrade - Imaginería

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