Churrigueresque

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
(Redirected from
California Churrigueresque
)
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain
. Churrigueresque Obradoiro façade
Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Lima

Churrigueresque (

architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain
in the late 17th century and was used until about 1750, marked by extreme, expressive and florid decorative detailing, normally found above the entrance on the main façade of a building.

Origins

Named after the architect and sculptor, José Benito de Churriguera (1665–1725), who was born in Madrid and who worked primarily in Madrid and Salamanca, the origins of the style are said to go back to an architect and sculptor named Alonso Cano, who designed the façade of the cathedral at Granada, in 1667.

A distant, early 15th century precursor of the highly elaborate Churrigueresque style can be found in the Lombard

Charterhouse of Pavia.[citation needed
]

Development

The development of the style passed through three phases. Between 1680 and 1720, the Churriguera popularized Guarino Guarini's blend of Solomonic columns and composite order, known as "supreme order". Between 1720 and 1760, the Churrigueresque column, or estipite, in the shape of an inverted cone or obelisk, was established as a central element of ornamental decoration. The years from 1760 to 1780 saw a gradual shift of interest away from twisted movement and excessive ornamentation towards neoclassical balance and sobriety.

Among the highlights of the style, interiors of the

Sagrario Metropolitano (1749–69) in Mexico City, New Spain
.

Spain

The first of the Churriguera was

altarpieces, drawing some very important for various churches of Salamanca, Madrid, Valladolid
and other cities in Spain. Some in Spain have gone and some remain only a sites:

Mexico

Santa Prisca temple, in Taxco
, Mexico.

In

and the façades of the Sagrario Metropolitano, by the Spanish architect Lorenzo Rodriguez, which is attached to the same Cathedral, are also representatives of the style.

California Churrigueresque

The California Quadrangle, at Balboa Park, San Diego, California. Churrigueresque Revival, inspired in the colonial Churrigueresque of the Americas.

California Churrigueresque

1915 Panama-California Exposition, which helped popularize its use in Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in California, and to a lesser extent the rest of the United States. Goodhue and Winslow developed the style after studying Churrigueresque and Plateresque ornamentation in Spanish Colonial
buildings in Mexico.

Many of the best examples of California Churrigeresque are located in

East Los Angeles
is another example.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cultural Resources of the City of San José". City of San José. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. .
  3. ^ LA Curbed - Beverly Hills Landmarking 1932 Churrigueresque City Hall
Bibliography
  • Pevsner, Fleming and Honour, The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture, Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1983
  • Kelemen, Pal, Baroque and Rococo in Latin America, Dover Publications Inc., New York, volumes I and II, 1967

External links