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Robo,
You might write the Hotel Ruta Jacobea in Lavacolla to ask their source for these handsome copies of the sitting pilgrim statue facing the parador in Leon and the searching pilgrim on the Alto San Roque hillside.
Good luck with your research and please do share further info on line.
Many of your digital friends might also like such a copy.
Robo,
You might write the Hotel Ruta Jacobea in Lavacolla to ask their source for these handsome copies of the sitting pilgrim statue facing the parador in Leon and the searching pilgrim on the Alto San Roque hillside.
Good luck with your research and please do share further info on line.
Many of your digital friends might also like such a copy.
I would watch https://en.todocoleccion.net. They currently show an offer for one of these small replicas, put up for sale by a Barcelona seller, but it's not pilgrimage related.Occasionally, one of these small bronze figures are on sale online; they are put on offer by antique sellers or auction houses in Spain
Occasionally, one of these small bronze figures are on sale online; they are put on offer by antique sellers or auction houses in Spain. The artist who created the originals is Jose Maria Acuña. Below is an example from last year. The small statue of a pilgrim facing the wind was sold for € 300 - or is it the asking price?
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A very interesting video. I think what they don’t make clear though, is that there’s hundreds if not thousands of hours involved in scanning these things and creating a file that can actually print something. But, I imagine that will become quicker as the years go by and the technology improves.Print your own ... ?
As I watched that video, I started to wonder if the souvenir shops in Santiago (and other cities) might one day just have a few 3D printers and a licensing system that would allow tourists to walk in and order statues in whatever size they need - Want a copy of the Leon pilgrim statue for your mantlepiece? Come back in an hour. A full size replica of the Santa Marta statue of Santiago to put on your garden wall? Sure. We can print it for you by tomorrow.
I certainly got that impression from his description of the curious attention he gets from security guards as he takes a vast number of photographs from every possible angle - and then, presumably has to combine all of the data from all of those images.I think what they don’t make clear though, is that there’s hundreds if not thousands of hours involved in scanning these things and creating a file that can actually print something.
Fascinating - have just been searching and they don't exist - plenty of St James statuettes and figurines but not pilgrims ... I would sell them in my online store!
We need just one plus a 3d printer! ... or .. if we could find an artist to make one in coal or slate or clay ... latex moulds and away we go!
José María Acuña López
Spanish sculptor
Born : April 4, 1903, Salcedo, Spain
Died : June 4, 1991, Vigo, Spain
Interesting, he was deaf.
I'm not sure that they found it "necessary". Nor do I think it is statues to celebrate "ourselves". That would imply that it is the pilgrims who are erecting the statues or requiring that municipalities erect them. I think few, if any, of these statues are erected by us pilgrims celebrating ourselves.I personally found it quite odd that so many municipalities found it necessary to put up statues dedicated to pilgrims, and often even modern pilgrims, along the Camino Frances in Spain and to a much lesser extent in France. That's a difference between now and then. Then it was statues to honour Saint James and Saint Roch and lesser pilgrimage saints, now it is statues to celebrate ourselves.
On the Via de la Plata and Camino Sanabres, there are some "folk art" pieces depicting pilgrims. I love them, but I have the feeling that there would not be a huge demand for replicas. I could imagine people buying T-shirts and/or other merchandise with the Rionegro pilgrim statue as a logo. Mind you, the drawing on the Funeterroble albergue would be even cooler. As has been mentioned, the creators of these works would be due royalties for any use of their work.Hi Robo, just a thought.. Have you searched 'other' pilgrim routes for statues of a pilgrim? ie Portuguese or even Via Francegina for example? Probably a bit of an esoteric suggestion but thought I would put it out there.
Hi Robo,I've been searching for a couple of years online for a nice Camino Statue to have at home.
NO
Not some 3 metre high Pilgrim dude head down into the wind.........
Or a full size naked wrought iron Hobo type character sitting on a park bench....
Something maybe 20 - 30 cms in height to go on a mantle piece.
That's about 8-12" for our 19th Century buddies
Something like the examples below.
But so far no luck. Maybe someone here has come across them whilst trawling the Internet in search of Camino related memorabilia?
A very kind member of the forum based in SdC checked locally for me without success.
And I have looked around the shops in SdC myself, a couple of times.
Lots of religious figures, but no Pilgrims...
I'm kind of surprised, as I thought there would be a market for them.
I wonder if they would go well in your store @ivar ?
Any ideas or guidance most appreciated.
Ditto.When I see statues of St. James as a pilgrim, I always wonder where he is Going.
Ha! I walked right past, completely oblivious.Many walkers photograph it without knowing about the pedal.
I personally found it quite odd that so many municipalities found it necessary to put up statues dedicated to pilgrims, and often even modern pilgrims, along the Camino Frances in Spain and to a much lesser extent in France. That's a difference between now and then. Then it was statues to honour Saint James and Saint Roch and lesser pilgrimage saints, now it is statues to celebrate ourselves.
My favorite statue is the one at the bottom of a hill on the way to Astorga. Step on a pedal and water goes from a bota bag into the mouth of the pilgrim. Many walkers photograph it without knowing about the pedal.
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