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Churrigueresque, a.|tʃʌrɪgəˈrɛsk|
[See quot. 1853 and -esque.]
Characteristic of, or suggestive of, the architecture of José Churriguera (1650–1723), in the Spanish style of late baroque, or of Latin-American and other imitations of this. As n. = the architectural style of Churriguera. Also ˈChurriguerism, -ist, -ˈistic adj.
1845R. Ford Hand-Bk. Spain I. 232/1 The Colegiata..is vile churrigueresque. Ibid. 252/2 Above rise the enormous organs; the ornaments are churrigueresque and inappropriate. 1853Dict. Archit. I. 91/2 Churriguresque Style. (Sp. stilo churriguresco, el churriguresmo.) The architects above named..exercised so important an influence on art in Spain, as to give their name to a style, for following which themselves and their imitators were called gerigoncistas or jargonists, tramoyistas or scene-painters, and churrigueristas. 1908H. Ellis Soul of Spain 309 Christian plateresque work is sometimes almost as delicate as Moorish work, Christian churrigueresque almost as fantastic. 1913C. Gasquoine Hartley Cathedrals S. Spain 87 The coro..is in the bad Churrigueresque style. Ibid. 124 It is easy to understand how the Plateresque..was transformed into the Churrigueresque. Ibid. 163 The worst change..is the Churrigueresque alteration of the clerestory. 1937Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Mar. 175/2 The famous ‘Churrigueresque’ architecture which reached its apotheosis in Mexico. 1944Archit. Rev. XCV. 65/3 The Churrigueresque churches built in Mexico which..have little resemblance to the authentic buildings of this much abused architect in Spain. 1957R. Lister Decor. Wrought Ironwork iii. 102 An abandon akin to Mexican Churrigueresque. 1969J. Mander Static Soc. vi. 156 Lima has many fine churches; but the exuberant fantasy of Mexico's churrigueresque is missing. |