ARCH 218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Juan Bautista De Toledo, Juan De Herrera, Basilica Of The Fourteen Holy Helpers
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The baroque in central europe continued: vierzehnheiligen. Neumann must place altar of 14 saints at center of the church. Neumann"s churches rely on works of many artists- sculptors, painters, stucco workers, etc. Note plastered brick vault rather than more expensive stone vault. Juan bautista de toledo and juan de herrera. Built for philip ii- a devout catholic in years after council of trent. Complex was intended to contain palace, monastery, mausoleum, school, library, and. Severity and sobriety of architecture reflect philip"s strict, ascetic faith church. Planning on a grid is common with renaissance. Philip ii proposes estilo desornamentado in contrast to mannerism popular in italy. Royal apartment allows view of church from bedroom, link between philip and his faith. Altar- architecture of church has simple, classical ornament color and d cor is at altar: churrigueresque style.
