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| Fecha de Emisión | 3/11/2011 |
|---|---|
| Estampación | Offset |
| Papel | Autoadhesivo fosforescente |
| Tamaño del sello | 40,9 x 28,8 y 28,8 x 40,9 mm. (horizontal y vertical) |
| Valor facial de los sellos | 0,35 y 0,65 € |
| Efectos en pliego | 25 |
| Tirada | Ilimitada para los dos valores postales |
Christmas stamps recreate the art works of the past and
present. This year’s Christmas issue is made up of two stamps, one depicting the
sculpture of the Holy Family with the baby Jesus beginning to walk, by Spanish
artist Luisa Roldán (1654-1704), whilst the other stamps features a neoclassical
version of the Holy Family by painter J. Carrero.
Luisa Roldán, popularly known as La Roldana, is the daughter
and disciple of the famous Sevillian sculptor, Pedro Roldán. In this sculptural
composition, she has skilfully captured the concept which emanates a unique and
overwhelming sensibility. In these small figures, the famous sculptor, whose
production is framed between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, transmits
a feeling of tenderness and hope. The artist adds an intimate and lyrical vision
to the Baroque realism inherited from her father that makes the sacred appear
more human. Much of the artistic creation of La Roldana is focused on nativity
scenes. The works of this artist who performed as a sculptor in Court in Madrid,
took place from 1689 until her death around 1704. Her style was a narrative,
harmonious, emotional and strongly realistic baroque. Among her favourite
subjects are the Nativity, the Flight to Egypt and this piece representing the
Holy Family with the baby Jesus beginning to walk. It belongs to the funds of
the Provincial Museum in Guadalajara.
The second stamp also represents the Holy Family and is a
composition by painter J. Carrero taken from an original work of his in colour
pencil and oil. The artist makes a personal interpretation with classical
resonances to shape the characters of the Virgin, Child and St. Joseph.
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