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SACRED IMAGERY |
A large part of the collection of sacred imagery is made up of Nativity Scenes. There are 8 in total (including two which have been lent on various occasions to national exhibitions) all creations of the workshops of the Mestre de les Verges Rosses (18th century) and Santet (19th century). All these pieces are important both for the workmanship, and from a socio-historical point of view.
There are also eight paintings of the birth of Jesus, some of which have until recently, been in storage.
Continuing with the same theme, incense, the gift of King Caspar to the baby Jesus, is represented by twenty five bronze incense holders from the Mulet collection, all dating from the High Middle Ages. In the same display case there are various alms bowls, including 17th century bonze bowls, decorated with painted wooden figures, and two Central European bowls dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.
The collection continues into a second room where there are two display cases. The first contains representations of the birth of Christ, in pottery, marble and alabaster, from various workshops in Mallorca and beyond, all dating from between the 14th and 17th century. In the second case there are Medieval and Baroque carvings in painted wood.
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