The Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano (Spanish: Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano or Spanish: Panteón de la Condesa de la Vega del Pozo) is an instance of funerary architecture built in eclectic style in Guadalajara, Spain.
Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano | |
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Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano | |
General information | |
Type | Mausoleum |
Architectural style | Eclectic |
Town or city | Guadalajara |
Country | Spain |
Coordinates | 40°37′40″N 3°09′22″W / 40.627696°N 3.156065°W |
Construction started | 1887 |
Completed | 1916 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Ricardo Velázquez Bosco |
Description
editAfter being granted authorisation in June 1887,[1] María Diega Desmaissières y Sevillano (1852–1916), Countess of Vega del Pozo, commissioned the project for the construction of a mausoleum for herself to Ricardo Velázquez Bosco.[2] The Countess was locally known in Guadalajara rather as duquesa de Sevillano ("Duchess of Sevillano"),[3] after another of her nobiliary titles. She inherited a large fortune, and devoted an important part of it to cultural patronage.[3]
The building has a floor plan shaped like a greek cross, and it is built in stone from Novelda.[2] The iconic dome is covered with purple tiles.[4] The interior of the building displays works by Alejandro Ferrant (a painting on the high altar) and bronze and marble sculptures by Ángel García Díaz , including the four angels flanking the sarcophagus in the pantheon's crypt.[4][2] The design of the vault inspired a number of works by Velázquez Bosco's disciple Antonio Palacios.[5]
The buildings works ended in 1916, the year in which the Countess died.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Comienzan los actos del centenario del fallecimiento de la Duquesa de Sevillano". Guadaque. 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Herrera Casado 2020.
- ^ a b García López 2012, p. 87.
- ^ a b Pradillo y Esteban 2008, p. 37.
- ^ Baldellou 2001, p. 284.
- ^ Gómez, Luis J. (17 April 2016). "La herencia de la Condesa". La Tribuna de Albacete.
- Bibliography
- Baldellou, Miguel Ángel (2001). "Palacios antes y después" (PDF). Antonio Palacios, constructor de Madrid. Madrid: Ediciones La Librería. pp. 283–287. ISBN 84-95889-04-8 – via Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
- García López, Aurelio (2012). Yebes. De los orígenes a la modernidad (PDF). Ayuntamiento de Yebes. ISBN 978-84-15537-20-5.
- Herrera Casado, Antonio (26 February 2020). "El panteón de la duquesa de Sevillano". Nueva Alcarria.
- Pradillo y Esteban, Pedro José (2008). "Un paseo por Guadalajara. La ruta de Velázquez Bosco" (PDF). Revista Fitur. Guadalajara: Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara: 33–39.