Architecture Abbey_of_Santa_Engracia



santa engracia, lower cloister. painting louis-françois baron lejeune.


one of famous monuments of church altarpiece , chapel of vicechancellor of aragon antonio agustín, father of archbishop of tarragona of same name, work executed great care famous berruguete. collateral agustin sepulcher of famous writer , analyst jerónimo de zurita, epitaph read:





hleronlmo zuritae mlchaells f. gabrielis n. ce-
sar -augustano historiae aragonae diligen-
tÍsimo ac electo scriptori. patri b. m.
hieronimus f. possuit. visit annos
lxvii. mensis xi obiit cesaraugstae iii non. novemb. mdlxx.



the cloister had grand gallery consisting of large columns of marble , ornate sculptures , paintings masters of great merit. here sepulcher of chronicler of aragon, jerónimo de blancas, died on december 11, 1590. painting of main altarpiece , other church paintings francisco bayeu. remained famous façade of marble , alabaster plateresque style appears work diego morlanes, son of juan, original sculptor.







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