Artaiz - San Martin
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Artaiz - San Martin


This church, dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, was a real surprise to me. The single nave structure was probably erected within the 12th century. It was built in a "walking distance" off the pilgrim routes (like "San Pedro de Echano"), as the hamlet Artaiz is just about 10kms north of the "Camino Aragonés". San Martin will have been for sure a stopover for pilgrims, who had visited the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours, following the "Via Turonensis".
The masterly composed and carved portal of Saint Martin is extraordinary in the specific iconography, that in parts may reflect the relations to the Islamic neighbours (Reconquista). Here is a script by German arthistorian Hedda Finke about this subject.
art.unt.edu/medieval-symposium/presenter.php?year=2009&am...
Between the seven corbels under the portal´s roof are six large reliefs. This one depicts (probably) the "Weighing of Souls" ("Psychostasia"). A fully dressed angel to the left and a naked devil to the right. The small figure may be the devil´s helper - or the poor soul. The left corbel depicts a musician playing a harp or zither. The person to the right is a dancer.
The masterly composed and carved portal of Saint Martin is extraordinary in the specific iconography, that in parts may reflect the relations to the Islamic neighbours (Reconquista). Here is a script by German arthistorian Hedda Finke about this subject.
art.unt.edu/medieval-symposium/presenter.php?year=2009&am...
Between the seven corbels under the portal´s roof are six large reliefs. This one depicts (probably) the "Weighing of Souls" ("Psychostasia"). A fully dressed angel to the left and a naked devil to the right. The small figure may be the devil´s helper - or the poor soul. The left corbel depicts a musician playing a harp or zither. The person to the right is a dancer.
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