Plateresque style

Altar retable (retablo) of the Church of San Nicolas de Bari in Burgos (around 1510)

Facade of the Colegio de San Gregorio , Valladolid

The Plateresque style ( Spanish estilo plateresco , derived from platero = "silversmith") is an architectural style of the Spanish early Renaissance . The style appears for the first time at the end of the 15th century and lasts e.g. B. in Mexico for a long time.

features

The Plateresque style renounces depth in favor of a fine elaboration of the surface; he retains late Gothic - Isabelline and Mudejar components and mixes them with influences from the Italian early Renaissance. It got its name because of the almost lavishly decorated altar retable (retablos) and facades that are characteristic of it, which are reminiscent of chased filigree silversmiths.

Representative

Main representatives of this style were Francisco de Colonia (around 1470–1542), Alonso de Covarrubias (1488–1570), Diego de Siloé (around 1495–1563) and Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón (1500–1577). Some of the most outstanding examples of the Plateresque style in Spain include:

Examples

• Altarpiece by San Nicolas de Bari in Burgos (around 1510)
• Puerta de la Pellejería at Burgos Cathedral (around 1516)
• Casa de las Conchas ("Shell House") in Salamanca
• Hostal de San Marcos (“Hostel to Saint Mark”) in León
• University of Salamanca
• Palacio de los Zúñiga y Avellaneda in Peñaranda de Duero
• Colegio de San Gregorio in Valladolid

Web links

• Plateresque style - photo + info (Spanish)
• Plateresque style - photos + information (arteguias, Spanish)