Alonso Cano, architect

Authors

  • Alfonso Rodríguez G. de Ceballos Departamento de Historia y Teoría del Arte. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Keywords:

Altarpieces, Ephemeral architecture, Baroque art, Architects, Cano, Alonso, Granada cathedral

Abstract

Alonso Cano was not a professional architect in the true sense of the term, since he never designed and built a complete building. He did make severa! wooden altarpieces and lesser works, undertook many decoration projects and designed the west front of Granada cathedral, which he himself did not see built. He was what was then called an artist-architect, one able to design on paper but who was no expert in the difficult art of building and the use of masonry. However, he had exceptional gifts as a decorative architect, and these gifts earned him a central place in the development of Spanish baroque art.

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Published

2001-11-01

How to Cite

Rodríguez G. de Ceballos, A. (2001). Alonso Cano, architect. Cuadernos De Arte De La Universidad De Granada, 32, 85–103. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/caug/article/view/9018

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Section

Estudios