Part 5 of the Exhibition Camino El Origen (The Way The Origin) which was held between days March 13 and September 13 of this year 2015 in the Museum Centro Gaiás in the Ciudad de la Cultura of Santiago de Compostela.
The third fundamental theme of the Exhibition starts here: The Pilgrim.
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Room 19
The Pilgrim.
Since the Middle Ages pilgrims wore garments that identified their character. They consisted of seven main elements: the wide-brimmed hat to protect them from the rain and the sun; the coat with cloak, to protect them from the cold; strong shoes, for a long and difficult journey; the staff, for constant support and defense; the gourd, which was used as a water bottle; the satchel, to carry food and clothes; and the scallop shell, the genuine symbol of the Saint James pilgrim. The satchel represents the generosity of the alms and the mortification of the flesh; the staff symbolizes the faith in the Holy Trinity, and the scallop shell represents good works.
Throughout history, especially in the different iconographic representations, this attire did not suffer changes in the number of its elements, but rather in the way they were conceived.
Tombstone from Santa María a Nova. Anonymous, ca. 1500. Granite. 16 cm. x 180 cm. x 87/64 cm. Church of Santa María a Nova, Noia, A Coruña.
Saint James the Elder venerated by six pilgrims. Spanish school, 17th century. Oil on canvas. 176 x 176 cm. Church of Notre Dame del Oliviers. Commune de Murat, Auvergne. France.
Currency of Le Puy bishopric. “Denier Pougeoise”. Le Puy, end of the 11th century – begin of the 12th century. Appeared at the Basilica archaeological excavation. Museo Catedral de Santiago. Santiago de Compostela.
Pilgrim. Juan Luis, 1942. Oil on canvas. 98.5 x 69.5 cm. Museo de Belas Artes de A Coruña. Depósito de la Diputación de A Coruña.
Room 20
Leo de Rosmithal, 1465.
“We were shown the staff which the Saint carried during his pilgrimages. It is attached to an altar and covered with lead, because the pilgrims secretly broke off pieces of it and they would have destroyed it if the Pope had not wisely ordered it to be covered with lead. This is why the only part of the staff that can be seen is the iron nail on its base, which people can touch.” Leo of Rozmital, 1465.
Nicola Albani, 1743.
“In front of the mentioned choir there is a small bronze column, where the staff is said to be kept; that is to say, the staff that was used by the Apostle Saint James: Inside the column there is a small hole, big enough for the tips of four fingers to fit. By putting one´s fingers inside that hole, one can touch the staff, but one cannot see it because the column is completely cast into a single piece, without a key. By touching it one can earn many indulgences.” Nicola Albani, 1743.
Pilgrims. Jesús Corredoyra de Castro, 1935. Oil on canvas. 133 x 98.5 cm. Concello de Santiago collection, Santiago de Compostela.
Compostela. 27 august 1988. 27.5 x 22 cm. Private collection, Pamplona.
Pilgrim´s credential. 1988 1993. 22 x 31 cm. y 17.5 x 27 cm. Private collection, Pamplona.
Saint Joseph Pilgrim with the Baby Jesus. Indo-Portuguese atelier, 17th century. Ivory. 22 x 6 x 9 cm. Museo das Peregrinación e de Santiago de Compostela.
Two pilgrims saints. Anonymous, 18th century. Ivory. 10 x 6.5 cm. Private collection. Paris (France).
Staff reliquary of Saint James and Saint Francis of Sienna. Column: Final quarter of the 12th century. Image of Saint James: Second half of the 15th century. Column: Bronze. Image of Saint James: Gilded and coloured bronze. 228 x 30 cm. Museo Catedral de Santiago. Santiago de Compostela.
Room 21
This room does not have any text printed on the wall. It is a continuation of the previous room.
Pilgrimage emblem. Saint James the Elder. Anonymous, 15th-16th centuries. Copper. 2.8 x 1.4 cm. Musée de Cluny - Musée National du Moyen. Age, París. France.
Shells with lead motifs. Anonymous, end of the 15th century. Shell and lead. 8.5 x 9 cm. Musée d´Art e d´Arqueologie, Ville de Aurillac, Auvergne (France).
Compostela. Melchor de Prado, 1820. Engraving. 40 x 31 cm. Museo de Pontevedra. Diputación de Pontevedra.
Pilgrim´s belt. Anonymous, 15th century. Leather and metal. 1.5 x 82 cm. Museum der Hansestadt Wismar (Germany).
Staff of John Paul II. Ricardo Vidal, 1989. Ivory and wood. 170 x 14 x 3 cm. Private collection. In deposit in Museo Catedral de Santiago. Santiago de Compostela.
Short Cloak of John Paul II. Carmelitas Descalzas de Santiago de Compostela, 1989. Cloth and Shell. Convent of Hermanas Carmelitas, Santiago de Compostela.
Pilgrim´s hat. Anonymous, 17th century. Textile, shells and bone. 14.5 x 37 cm. Muzeum Narodowe W Poznaniu, Poznan (Poland).
End of Part 5.
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