The two souls of Diego Siloé: an analytical approach to the Church of la Villa in Montefrio
[EN] This article examines the Renaissance church of La Villa in Montefrío, a milestone in the career of Diego Siloé, and presents an architectural analysis based on a new set of detailed plans. In this church, the complex topography of the hill and the changing urban reality are essential elements...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | español inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/159404 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/159404 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Diego Siloé Andalusian Renaissance Iglesia de la Villa (Montefrío, Granada) Architectural survey Renacimiento andaluz Montefrío (Granada, España) Levantamiento arquitéctonico |
| Sumario: | [EN] This article examines the Renaissance church of La Villa in Montefrío, a milestone in the career of Diego Siloé, and presents an architectural analysis based on a new set of detailed plans. In this church, the complex topography of the hill and the changing urban reality are essential elements of the architecture. The audacious position of the building on the edge of the cliff and, even more notably, the dramatic protrusion of the apse and tower form part of an exercise in the control of distance, scale and movement, hallmarks of a mature Renaissance language. A homogeneous and unitary interior structure provides the basis for a series of formal strategies, culminating in a spatial duality that subtly transcends to the exterior. In this complex architecture created by Siloé, each compositional gesture operates simultaneously on several fronts, all combining to create a unified end result. |
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