Francisco de Mora

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Francisco de Mora (* 1553 in Cuenca , † 1610 in Madrid ) was a Spanish Renaissance architect. He is considered the most important representative of Herrerianismo - a style of the Counter-Reformation epoch named after the architect of the Escorial , Juan de Herrera (1530–1597) .

Life

Almost nothing is known about the life of Francisco de Mora. In 1591 he was appointed Maestro Mayor de las Obras Reales and the following year Maestro Mayor de la Villa de Madrid ; he retained both titles until his death.

plant

buildings

with Juan de Herrera
independently preparing (all in Madrid)
  • Plaza de Arrabal (now Plaza Mayor )
  • Casa de la Panadería
  • Real Alcázar (burnt out 1734)
independently final
  • Iglesia de San Bernabé in El Escorial (1594/5)
  • Real Monasterio de Santa Isabel in Madrid (1596)
  • Parts of the Monasterio de Uclés in Uclés (1598)
  • Palacio Ducal in Lerma (1601–1610)
  • Convento de San José in Avila (1607)
  • Iglesia San Bernardo in Oropesa (around 1607)
  • Facade of the Hospital de Santiago in Cuenca (1608)
  • Convento de las Descalzas Reales in Valladolid
with his nephew Juan Gómez de Mora
  • Palacio de los Consejos or Palacio del duque de Uceda in Madrid (1609)

  • Casa de la Panadería, Madrid

  • Palacio Ducal, Lerma

  • Convento de San José, Avila

  • Palacio de los Consejos, Madrid

style

The style of Francisco de Mora's buildings is strict; H. geometrical and largely without decoration. Sometimes there is a coat of arms or the spheres that can already be seen at the Escorial. Even in the area of ​​the portal or in the corners of the buildings designed by him, there are no architectural protrusions ( risalites ) that would interrupt the wall surface and thus loosen it up; only in his last works - especially in the Convento de San José in Ávila - does the surface dissolve a little. The strict style of his buildings became a model for imitators, including his nephew Juan Gómez de Mora , who was mainly active in the new capital Madrid, which was chosen in 1561.

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personal data
SURNAME Mora, Francisco de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1553
PLACE OF BIRTH Cuenca
DATE OF DEATH 1610
Place of death Madrid