El retablo de la Capilla Real; Teatro Sacro

The great altarpiece of the Royal Chapel is analysed formally, (though iconographic considerations are not totally excluded) as a clearly defined and powerful piece of architecture. It has rigorous casements but there are also a great number of sacred figures present which break the "rules" for this type of architecture, thus lending the present example a new vitality. We emphasize the ambiguous place occupied by the figures in the position of praying -the Catholic Kings- who are both within and outside the altarpiece and do not in any case take part as actors in this sacred play.El retablo mayor de la Capilla Real se examina en su aspecto formal, sin eludir algunas consideraciones iconográficas, como una arquitectura muy definida y poderosa, con encasamientos rigurosos, pero habitada por una multitud de actores consagrados que no vacilan en infringir los límites de esa arquitectura, confiriéndole una nueva vitalidad. Se destaca la situación ambigua de los orantes (Reyes Católicos) a la vez dentro y fuera del retablo, en todo caso no actores en ese teatro sacro