José Benito de Churriguera

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Main altar in church of saint Stephen in Salamanca
San Cayetano Church, Madrid

José Benito de Churriguera (21 March 1665, in

joiner
, Josep Simó Xoriguera i Elies and to doña Maria de Ocaña, and studied under his father along with two of his brothers.

His excessively decorated style, which can be described as an obsessively over-wrought horror vacui on any surface or facade, led to the adjective churrigueresque. He and his two brothers Joaquin de Churriguera (1674–1724) and Alberto (1676–1750) were recognized as the leading architects of their time.[1]

Works

His works include or are found in the following:

External links

References

  1. ^ "Arquitectos de Madrid: José Benito de Churriguera". Comunidad de Madrid. August 7, 2018.
  • Bernard Bevan, Historia de la Arquitectura Española, Ed. Juventud S.A., 1970,