Pedro de Alloytizen erretaula proiektua Mondragoeko San Agustin komenturako

Abstract

Same as in many other towns and villages in the Basque Country, the convent of St. Augustine in Mondragon was emptied and demolished during the 20th century. As a result of this action, the pieces of art guarded in the convent scattered around or even disappeared, casting them almost in complete oblivion. But we emphasize almost because we have discovered the sketch of the altarpiece made for the convent by the baroque architect and sculptor Pedro de Alloytiz, in the Historical Archive of Notary Records of Gipuzkoa. Thanks to this sketch, we now know that the image of St. Augustine that presides the convent of the same name in Hernani was originally in the convent in Mondragon.