Definition of Plateresque. Meaning of Plateresque. Synonyms of Plateresque

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Definition of Plateresque

Plateresque
Plateresque Plat`er*esque", a. [Sp. resco, from plata silver.] (Arch.) Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.

Meaning of Plateresque from wikipedia

- Plateresque, meaning "in the manner of a silversmith" (plata being silver in Spanish), was an artistic movement, especially architectural, developed in...
- such as the façade of the Universidad de Salamanca. The distinctive Plateresque style also emerged, with decorative forms mimicking silversmith techniques...
- Salamanca. It was constructed between 1533 and 1733 mixing late Gothic, Plateresque and Baroque styles. It was commissioned by Ferdinand V of Castile. It...
- Barca, the last great writer of the age. Generally, it is divided into a Plateresque/Renaissance period and the early part of the Spanish Baroque period....
- Pic****o, Salvador Dalí, Juan Gris and Joan Miró.[citation needed] The Plateresque style extended from beginnings of the 16th century until the last third...
- praying attitude, typical of Spain and France. During the Renaissance, the Plateresque style originated in Spain, which represented a change in the way buildings...
- Toledo, Spain, in mind and is the only U.S. cathedral in the Spanish Plateresque style. The building was designed by William Perry of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
- responsible for reshaping Westview Cemetery and building its m****ive Spanish Plateresque abbey. Only daughter Lucy (1882–1962) married Henry Heinz, a banker and...
- undertaken by the Belgian firm Merklin-Schütze. Under the organ 16th-century plateresque chairs from the Monastery of Santa Maria de Valdeiglesias were installed...
- The Seville City Hall (Spanish: Casa consistorial de Sevilla) is a Plateresque-style building in Plaza Nueva in Seville (Andalusia, Spain), currently...