Part 6 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.
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Room 22
The Protection and Treasure of the Pilgrim.
The essence of the Way of Saint James is the religious dimension which it acquired over the centuries through the different devotions that appeared along the Way and, naturally, from the faith placed on the body of the Apostle.
This conviction, however, was also founded on the intense institutional support that the Way and pilgrimage received throughout their history; especially focused on the protection of pilgrims.
From the privilege granted by Alfonso IX of León to the pilgrims journeying to Santiago, around 1296, to the safe-conducts by Juan II of Castile or by the Catholic Kings, or the bull by Pope Julius II to the confraternity of the Apostle Saint James, many were the administrative and political measures that, in one way or another, guaranteed passing through territories that were not always safe and allowed pilgrims to be recognised and treated as such.
Papal bull of Julius II to the brother-hood of the Apostle Saint James. 17 December 1504, Rome. Copy from 1506. Parchment. 60.8 x 96.5 cm. Municipal Museum, Collection of the Royal Hospital. Santiago de Compostela, Diputación de A Coruña.
Summary of the indulgences granted by the roman church to the brothers of the Royal Hospital of Santiago. 1504-1520. Ink on paper. 42 x 29 cm. Municipal Museum, Collection of the Royal Hospital, Santiago de Compostela. Diputación de A Coruña.
Document from the catholic kings Ferdinand and Isabelle through which they grant powers to Diego de Muros to proceed with the construction of the Hospital of Santiago. 3 May 1499, Madrid. Ink printed on paper. 40 x 30.8 cm. Municipal Museum, Collection of the Royal Hospital, Santiago de Compostela. Diputación de A Coruña.
Safe-conduct from the catholic kings to all Christians, foreign or national who pilgrim to Santiago. 16 January 1479. Ink on parchment. 61 x 51.5 cm. Archivo de la Catedral de Santiago. Santiago de Compostela.
Safe-conduct from King Juan II of Castile for the pilgrims who are going to obtain the jubilee in Santiago. 1 January 1434, Medina del Campo. Ink on parchment. 26 x 39 cm. Archivo Catedral de Santiago. Santiago de Compostela.
Tumbillo de concordias (Little Cartulary of Concords). Privilege granted by Alfonso IX of León to the pilgrims of Santiago. Santiago, ca. 1296. Ink on parchment. 24.8 x 18.5 cm. Archivo Catedral de Santiago. Santiago de Compostela.
Necklace. Spanish atelier, 17th-19th centuries. Glass, silver, coral, rock crystal. Spun molten silver, painted. 53 cm. length. Museo del Traje, CIPE, Madrid.
Necklace. Spanish atelier, 17th-18th centuries. Carved jet, gilded spun molten silver. 38 cm. Museo del Traje, CIPE, Madrid.
Abbess Rosary with Saint James motifs. Santiago de Compostela atelier, 18th century. Jet. 132 cm. Museo Provincial de Lugo.
Abbess´ necklace. Compostela industry, 18th century. Jet. 163 cm. Museo Provincial de Lugo.
Amulet. Fig. Santiago de Compostela atelier, ca. 1600. Gold, pearl, emerald, jet. Carved jet, laminated gold, enamel, emerald and pearl. 9 x 5 cm. Museo del Traje, CIPE. Madrid.
Amulet. Fig. Portrayal of the Apostle Saint James. Santiago de Compostela atelier, ca. 1650. Jet. 10.5 x 5 cm. Museo del Traje, CIPE. Madrid.
Saint James the pilgrim among donors. Anonymous, 17th century. 14.5 x 9.4 x 3.5 cm. Jet. Museo Provincial de Pontevedra. Diputación de Pontevedra.
Jet scallop shell. Santiago de Compostela atelier, ca. 1650. Jet and modern leather ribbon. 6.5 x 5.8 cm. Museo del Traje, CIPE. Madrid.
Room 23
Pilgrimages Stories and Offers from Pilgrims.
Every journey in itself contains a story. Its beginning is the moment when the pilgrim sets off en route to Santiago and it does not end until he returns to his starting point. The Way, often seen only as a journey there, also involved the journey back, or the return.
Many pilgrims have left a testimony of their experience, of the vicissitudes suffered during their journey and of the emotions and feelings they accumulated.
Halfway between the guidebook and the adventure story pilgrims such as Nicola Albani, Domenico Laffi, Cosme de Medicis, the Rainha Santa, either in their own words, or through the voices of others, tell us what The Way was like. Suffice is to recall how in The Travels of Leo de Rozmital it says that when arriving at the church of Santiago his lord ordered the entire retinue to enter the temple barefoot.
Viaggio in ponente a San Giacomo de Galitia e Finisterrae. Domenico Laffi, Bolonia, 1676. Ink printed on paper. 14 cm. Library of the Convent of San Francisco, Santiago de Compostela.
Viaggio da Napoli a Santiago di Galizia. Nicola Albani, 1743-1745. Manuscript book. 25 x 18 cm. Archivo Centro Italiano di Studi Compostellani. Fondo Caucci, MsS1.
Portico of Glory. Jenaro Pérez Villaamil, 1849. Oil on canvas. 133 x 183 cm. Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio de la Moncloa, Madrid.
Cloak of the Apostle Saint James. Juan de Figueroa, 1704. Silver, gilded silver and gemstones. 80 x 120 x 50 cm. Museo Catedral de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela.
Archbishop Álvaro de Isorna´s Saint James the Pilgrim. Attributed to Francesco Marino, ca. 1445. Gilded silver, enamel and precious stones. 73 x 21 x 21 cm. Museo Catedral de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela.
Chalice of Chanter Gondar. Ignacio Montero, from a design by J.A. García de Bouzas, ca. 1753. Gilded silver. 27 x 15.5 cm. Museo Catedral de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela.
Pilgrims in “A marca do Camiño” by Miramemira 2014. These are the names of all of the pilgrims who participated in this documentary about their experiences in the Way.
The exhibition has come to an end.
Museum Centro Gaiás in the Ciudad de la Cultura of Santiago de Compostela.
The End.
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