Churriguera family
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The Churriguera family was a prominent Spanish dynasty of architects and sculptors whose highly ornate Baroque style gave rise to the term "Churrigueresque."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish family
ⓘ
architectural dynasty ⓘ family ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| artisticTradition | Iberian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Spanish Golden Age art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Catholic Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo | Churrigueresque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
palatial architecture
ⓘ
religious architecture ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Churrigueresque ⓘ |
| hasReputation | exuberant and theatrical design ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin American Baroque architecture
ⓘ
Spanish Baroque architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor | highly ornate Baroque style ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alberto de Churriguera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joaquín de Churriguera NERFINISHED ⓘ José Benito de Churriguera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
abundant sculptural decoration
ⓘ
dynamic architectural forms ⓘ elaborate ornamentation ⓘ |
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