Labour, art and faith

 

Various altarpieces shed light on the patronage of the trade corporations, guilds and fraternities in the 16th and 17th centuries.

 

They also give us a unique insight into how the inextricable relationship between the Church and society developed over time.

 

Look at the tools that the bakers requested be sculpted into the vaults: a sublime tribute to the human labour that is praised in heaven!