Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID
monument;ISL;es;Mon01;30;ar
Library Location
Guadalupe (Caiceres), Spain
Notes
The history of the monastery, built by Alphonse Residences for priests, a hotel for pilgrims, and a hospital for the sick were also built. Thus, a century after the "invention" of the statue, Guadalupe became the main religious seat of the region. What remains of these early buildings can be pointed out two characteristics: independence from other contemporary Mudéjar models, and a connection with Almohad forms, especially of the military type. The bell tower, separated from the wall, in the style of Bergsand, and connected to the walls by an arch, belongs to the military project. The fourth height, the bells, includes on each side three pointed windows framed by alvises, and forms a noteworthy part. It is surmounted by merlons like other fortification towers; The materials consist mainly of rubble stones, small hewn stones in the corners, and bricks as a decorative element for framing the openings. Also dating from the first period is the porteria tower (gatekeeper's dwelling tower), which inside retains a triple opening with broken arches, lobed and reversed, and the tower of San Gregorio. The entire front of the proto-church was built of brick; It presents four series of arches with double vertebrae, separated by wall supports, and prominent lunettes on each section. It was crowned - the chest - with lobed supports. These structural features of the building were innovative in the region of Estramadura, and not in other regions such as Castile and León, which clearly shows that the artists were aware of everything that was being done during this period in the field of construction. There is still at least an overall sense of the Mudejar style specific to the inhabitants of the peninsula, integrated into the native architecture. The second phase began in 1389, at the time when King John I converted the temple into a monastery under The guardianship of the sect of the hermits of Saint Jerome, accompanied by its first president, Father Yannis, continued until the beginning of the fifteenth century. At first, the existing architecture adapted to the new needs of the sect with the construction of the Portico of Miracles or the Mudéjar Portico, completed between the years 1389 and 1405. The porticoes were also covered with panels decorated with paints with floral patterns, with bastions and lions, embodying the royal emblems. The center was occupied by the famous temple completed by Brother Juan of Seville in 1405, which housed a fountain that disappeared in the 18th century. In this building, Gothic forms combine with Mudejar decorative elements, which had a great influence in Estramadura, which would survive until the first third of the 16th century.
Sample Text
Ángela Franco “Guadalupe Monastery” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;es;Mon01;30;ar
