The First Hispanic Altarpiece of Saint Catherine

Lecture by Dr. Gerardo Boto

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Arrival Time: 6:00 PM
Starting Time: 6:30 PM
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Hospital de St Saver
C/ de la Palla, 21
08002 Barcelona

Dr. Gerardo Boto sheds light on the Relief of Saint Catherine from the Casacuberta Marsans Collection, arguing that it is a fragment of an altarpiece commisioned by King Alfonso X of Castile for the altar where his mother, Queen Beatrice of Swabia, was buried.

Fragment of an altarpiece of Saint Catherine
Third quarter of the 13th century
White marble
56/60 x 64 x 8 cm.

Based on artistic and historical analysis of this work, the lecture proposes a new reconstruction of the north nave of the church of Santa María la Real de las Huelgas, where the queen’s first burial took place.

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