The Iconography of the Last Judgement in the Wall Paintings of the Church of San Miguel de Reoyo (Peñafiel, Valladolid)

Abstract

The church of San Miguel de Reoyo in Peñafiel (Valladolid, Spain) has a Romanesque apse dating from the 12^th century that still preserves badly damaged Gothic wall paintings representing the Last Judgement. Studying their composition, iconography, theme and style in their artistic context, we propose a reconstruction of the ensemble and we suggest that their author maybe adapted the theme in order to present Christ both as judge and Saviour, combining influences from both the Italian Trecento and the international style. We propose that this mural was approximately created in the second quarter of the 15^th century, at a time when Peñafiel was a duchy property of the Aragonese branch of the House of Trastámara.