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Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Allison Lee Palmer. 2008.
CHURRIGUERESQUE STYLE
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Churrigueresque — Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Churrigueresque Obradoiro façade Churrigueresque refers to a Spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the late… … Wikipedia
churrigueresque — ● churrigueresque adjectif (de Churriguera, nom propre) Se dit du style baroque exubérant qui a marqué l architecture et la sculpture espagnoles des premières décennies du XVIIIe s. (Plus qu aux Churriguera, malgré son nom, ce style doit ses… … Encyclopédie Universelle
churrigueresque — /choor ee geuh resk /, adj. noting or pertaining to the baroque architecture of Spain and its colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, characterized by fantastic and lavish detailing. Also, churrigueresco Sp. /choohrdd rddee ge rddes… … Universalium
churrigueresque — adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Spanish churrigueresco, from José Churriguera died 1725 Spanish architect Date: 1845 of or relating to a Spanish baroque architectural style characterized by elaborate surface decoration or its Latin… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Churrigueresque — adjective Relating to a Spanish baroque architectural style that started in the late 17th century to the early 18th century; characterized by flamboyant ornamentation … Wiktionary
Churrigueresque — [ˌtʃʊərɪgə rɛsk] adjective Architecture relating to the lavishly ornamented late Spanish baroque style. Origin C19: from the name of the 17th cent. Spanish architect José Benito de Churriguera … English new terms dictionary
churrigueresque — a. pertaining to a style of late 17th century Spanish Baroque architecture … Dictionary of difficult words
Polish Cathedral style — Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on Polish Hill in Pittsburgh The Polish Cathedral architectural style is a North American genre of Catholic church architecture found throughout the Great Lakes and Middle Atlantic regions as well as in parts of … Wikipedia
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral — Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de María (Spanish) Mexico City Cathedral, with the Metropolitan Tabernacle to the right. Basic in … Wikipedia
Churriguera family — ▪ Spanish family a Spanish architectural family prominent during the last years of the 17th century and the first quarter of the 18th. The chief members of the family were three brothers, sons of a Barcelona altarpiece maker, all active at the… … Universalium
