In Castelsardo the largest retablo in Sardinia

The largest altarpiece in Sardinia has been discovered in Castelsardo, in the province of Sassari. This was announced by Don Francesco Tamponi, director of the Cultural Heritage Office and Commission for Sacred Art of the Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias. “By retracing the different phases of the construction of the cathedral of Castelsardo, we have reconstructed what is probably the largest retablo in Sardinia,” he said.

The issues addressed by the work attributed to theunknown Master of Castelsardo will be announced on Friday, August 23, 2019 at 9 p.m. at the Cathedral of Sant’Antonio Abate; on this occasion, the volume edited by Tamponi himself dedicated to the artwork will also be presented.

A retablo is a large altarpiece framed in anarchitectural frame often consisting of painted or relief compartments. It is a type of work generally typical of Spain orLatin America.

Research has been conducted on the work by experts and academics such as Francesco Delogu and Piercarlo Ricci. Only a few fragments remain of the large altarpiece that measured seven meters high and five meters wide, but these have allowed its reconstruction.

“Many have studied the Master of Castelsardo, whom we can at this point consider the greatest expression of the Sardinian Renaissance, but no one had ever done it at home, in Castelsardo,” added Don Francesco Tamponi. From this, the researchers had the opportunity to determine all the stages in the making of St. Anthony’s Cathedral and all the steps that led it to its current appearance.

Source: Ansa

Pictured is the Cathedral of St. Anthony in Castelsardo.

In Castelsardo the largest retablo in Sardinia

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