The Picturesque Architecture of Mexico
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Naturally the architecture of these churches followed closely the styles prevailing in the mother country. That is to say, it followed them as closely as the recollection of the monastic builders would allow, and as the local circumstances and materials would permit. The archi- tecture of Mexico, as exemplified in the buildings of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, is the architecture of the Spanish Renaissance repeated in a cruder form. In spite of the fact that it has been t...he fashion to deprecate the work of the Spanish architects during this period and to compare it unfavorably in the elements of restraint and refinement with Italian art of the same time — it yet must be admitted that notwithstanding its great crudity of detail and its often haphazard and seemingly accidental composition, much of this Mexican work IS amazingly beautiful. The examples which are known to us, possess the same merit of their defects to be found in the Spanish examples. The same free use, or misuse, of the Orders and the same almost Oriental over-decoration are evident.
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Naturally the architecture of these churches followed closely the styles prevailing in the mother country. That is to say, it followed them as closely as the recollection of the monastic builders would allow, and as the local circumstances and materials would permit. The archi- tecture of Mexico, as exemplified in the buildings of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, is the architecture of the Spanish Renaissance repeated in a cruder form. In spite of the fact that it has been t...he fashion to deprecate the work of the Spanish architects during this period and to compare it unfavorably in the elements of restraint and refinement with Italian art of the same time — it yet must be admitted that notwithstanding its great crudity of detail and its often haphazard and seemingly accidental composition, much of this Mexican work IS amazingly beautiful. The examples which are known to us, possess the same merit of their defects to be found in the Spanish examples. The same free use, or misuse, of the Orders and the same almost Oriental over-decoration are evident.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by La Beaume, Louis, 1873- to read onlineMoreLess
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