San Eloy - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:09:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg San Eloy - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Engraving of the figure of St. Eloy, patron saint of silversmiths https://historylab.es/engraving-of-the-figure-of-st-eloy-patron-saint-of-silversmiths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=engraving-of-the-figure-of-st-eloy-patron-saint-of-silversmiths Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:14 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/grabado-de-la-figura-de-san-eloy-patron-de-los-plateros/ Engraving of Saint Eloy that serves as the title page of the ordinances of the Board of Trade and Currency concerning the practice of silversmithing, first issued in 1771.

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]]> The image represents an engraving by Fray Matías de Irala, dated 1733, which was incorporated as the back cover of the ordinances of the Board of Trade and Currency of 1771, reissued in 1831, concerning the practice of silversmithing. In this image we see Saint Eloy, the patron saint of silversmiths, on a pedestal adorned with the coat of arms of the city of Malaga, while above him two angels hold the coat of arms of King Philip V. The figure of the saint, in turn, is surrounded by six biblical figures: Moses, Beselel, Hyrán, Tare, Oliab and Solomon, all with recognisable attributes linked to silversmithing. Above them all is the motto: “Artis honor caelique dequs regumque potestas et saces antistes aureus Eligius”.

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