2022Characters from History - Luisa Roldán - First Day Cover

When in 1652 the Sevillian sculptor Pedro Roldán had a baby girl, nobody imagined that she would follow in her famous father's footsteps: perhaps some women worked in the workshops with their fathers or husbands, it is known for certain that they helped with polychromy and colouring, but none had managed to be recognised as a sculptor in her own right. Luisa Roldán, "La Roldana", was the first. At a time of spectacular wealth for sculpture, with a religious Baroque overflowing with talent, hers would be one of the most outstanding.