Antiguas letras para un arte nuevo: escritura, memoria y publicidad en el sepulcro del cardenal Juan de Cervantes en la catedral de Sevilla (1454-1458)

Cardinal Juan de Cervantes' sepulcher in the Cathedral of Seville, carved by Lorenzo Mercadante between 1454 and 1458, represents a significant fusion of humanistic and Gothic artistic sensibilities in fifteenth-century funerary monuments. This monument, located in San Hermenegildo’s Chapel, was designed to perpetuate the memory of the illustrious cardinal, who participated in key ecclesiastical councils in Siena and Basel. The study reveals that its epigraphic program draws parallels with contemporary monuments across Castile and Italy, reflecting new aesthetic sensibilities tied to writing. By analyzing documentary and bibliographical sources, researchers contextualized the foundation of the chapel and explored potential connotations within its epigraphic message, contributing to the broader necrological landscape of the era.

Mestre Navas, P. A. (2019). Old letters for a new art: Scripture, memory and publicity in the sepulcher of Cardinal Juan de Cervantes in the Cathedral of Seville (1454-1458). Documenta & Instrumenta - Documenta et Instrumenta, 17, 73–95. https://doi.org/10.5209/docu.64062