Going back to the Museo de Escultura, another of their main exhibits is of some floats that are carried in the Holy Week parades in Valladolid.
Holy Week is a BIG DEAL all throughout Spain. Seville is perhaps the most famous city for its Holy Week celebrations (the costumes, the parades that stop the city, the fancy dresses and the candles). Valladolid has similar parades, with large floats of wooden sculptures depicting various scenes from the Bible being carried around the city.
The three scenes that we saw (they have about 10 total, but only bring a few out at a time in the museum) all depicted the construction of the cross and Jesus' death.
The statues were pretty large and lifelike, with dramatic, theatrical expressions. I think that the stark facial expressions help make it clear to the crowds during the Holy Week parades what is going on.
Holy Week is a BIG DEAL all throughout Spain. Seville is perhaps the most famous city for its Holy Week celebrations (the costumes, the parades that stop the city, the fancy dresses and the candles). Valladolid has similar parades, with large floats of wooden sculptures depicting various scenes from the Bible being carried around the city.
The three scenes that we saw (they have about 10 total, but only bring a few out at a time in the museum) all depicted the construction of the cross and Jesus' death.
The statues were pretty large and lifelike, with dramatic, theatrical expressions. I think that the stark facial expressions help make it clear to the crowds during the Holy Week parades what is going on.
It was pretty intense. The sculptures were all very vibrantly painted, with bright colors. It would be cool to see them out and about in the streets of Valladolid.
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