Title

Sarcophagus of Ines de Castro, Monastery of Alcobaca, Alcobaca, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Sarcophagus of Ines de Castro, Monastery of Alcobaca, Alcobaca, Portugal, 2009. King Pedro I of Portugal (1320-1367) commissioned marble tombs for himself and his beloved mistress, Ines de Castro (1325-1355), facing each other so that on Judgment Day their first sight will be of each other. Ines was declared Pedro's lawful wife, and therefore Queen of Portugal, posthumously. Though damaged, the sarcophagi are the greatest pieces of sculpture from 14th century Portugal. Both tombs have effigies of the deceased assisted by angels. The sides of Pedro's tomb are decorated with episodes from the life of St Bartholomew and scenes from his life with Ines, including a promise that they will be together até ao fim do mundo (until the end of the world). Her tomb is decorated with scenes from the life of Christ and the Last Judgment. Alcobaca Monastery was designated a World Heritage Site in 1989.

Date

1960

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D76_168

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5132 x 3421 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings female women woman people interior indoors intricate love religious architecture stone arts monastery country marriage Portugal religion sculpture monarch art color colour queen royal death medieval marble Christian Christianity tomb angel mausoleum carved location Catholic Catholicism century Roman Catholic burial inside royalty lady concept Portuguese mistress effigy alcobaca Cistercian mediaeval Middle Ages Roman Catholicism 14th century Fourteenth Century sarcophagi sarcophagus sovereign TGN King of Portugal Leira photograph Alcobaca Monastery Castro Peter I Pedro I Sites & Photos Samuel Magal King Pedro I of Portugal Ines de Castro Ines de Magal Samuel Pedro I King of Portugal Ines de Castro photograph