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The ancient city of Cádiz possesses many
fine paintings and sculptures, including three excellent Goyas on
religious themes, which are fairly unusual for this artist: The
Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes, The Invitation of the Head
of the Family and The Last Supper, to be found in the Oratorio de
la Santa Cueva, in the Parochial Church of El Rosario.
The city's most precious paintings, housed in the
Cádiz Museum, are by 17th century artist Francisco de Zurbarán,
which he created for the high altar of the Carthusian monastery
in Jerez. There is also a series of paintings on canvas and wood,
from the same religious order, and which are considered to be among
the his finest works; the Museum also contains The Holy Family and
a small, precious painting on copper by the 17th century Dutch artist
Reubens. Works of sculpture include the outstanding carvings by
Luisa Roldán: her Ecce Homo, carved in 1684, in the intensely
dramatic baroque style, is to be found in the Cathedral Museum.
The city's Archaeological Museum contains anthropoid
Sarcophagi (470-400 BC) which are unique in the Mediterranean region.
The male sarcophagus was discovered in 1887 and the female sarcophagus,
similar in style, was discovered a century later. These pieces are
characteristic of an Egyptian funereal tradition, and their presence
here can be explained by the trade carried on by the ancient city
of Gades with the ports of the eastern Mediterranean.
The churches of Cádiz Province are home
to two remarkable altarpieces: the high altar of the church
of San
Pedro at Arcos de la Frontera, by Hernando de Esturnio (1539),
whose many works are clear examples of the Flemish influence
on Andalucían
art in the mid-16th century; and the high altar of the Church of
San Miguel, in Jerez de la Frontera, carved by Martínez
Montañes
(1617-1643), an outstanding example of the artist's finest period.
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