Altarpiece, Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet

Monumental Renaissance alabaster altarpiece carved in 1529 by Damian Forment, in the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1151, built by Arnau Bargues in Catalan Gothic style, in Conca de Barbera, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. In the central niche of the retable is a statue of Santa Maria de Poblet, or St Mary of Poblet. To either side are royal tombs with alabaster effigies of kings and queens of Aragon and Catalonia. Poblet formed part of the Cistercian Triangle in Catalonia, along with Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus, and was the royal burial place of the Aragon dynasty. The monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13444033

Media ID

45142592

Size

7087px x 5817px (11.1MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen