- Luisa Roldán
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. Although her dates of birth (1652) and death (1706) were discovered some years ago, many websites and publications still contain the incorrect dates. [ [Gaze, D (ed) Dictionary of Women Artists, 1997, Fitzroy Dearborn, vol 2, pp.1192-1195] [http://wwar.com/masters/r/roldan-luisa.html Luisa Roldan (1650 - 1704) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews ] ]
Roldán, born in
Seville , was the daughter of sculptorPedro Roldán , and she was taught by her father along with her siblings. After she married a sculptor, Luis Antonio de los Arcos, she worked inCadiz from 1686 to 1688. She created wooden sculptures as well as statues for theCathedral of Cadiz and the town council. She became court sculptor inMadrid in 1692. [ [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3503 Luisa Roldán (Getty Museum) ] ]Works
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." [ [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3503 Luisa Roldán (Getty Museum) ] ] Her "
St. Ginés de la Jara ", made around 1692, is now at theGetty Center .Procession al statues whose creation can be safely attributed to her include statues of the "Virgen de la Soledad",Mary Magdalen , andJesus . [ [http://www.cadizcofrade.net/imagineros/roldana.htm Cádiz Cofrade - Imaginería ] ] In Cadiz, works by her include statues ofAnthony of Padua ,Ecce Homo , and SaintsServandus and Cermanus . [ [http://www.cadizcofrade.net/imagineros/roldana.htm Cádiz Cofrade - Imaginería ] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/roldan_luisa.html Artcyclopedia]
* [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3503 Getty Guide bio]
* [http://wwar.com/masters/r/roldan-luisa.html World Wide Arts bio]
*es icon [http://www.artesacro.org/conocersevilla/biografias/escultores/roldana/roldana.html La Roldana]
*es icon [http://www.cadizcofrade.net/imagineros/roldana.htm Luisa I. Roldán, La Roldana: Breve Reseña Biográfica]
*Gaze, D (ed) Dictionary of Women Artists, 1997, Fitzroy Dearborn, vol 2, pp.1192-1195
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