Andrés García de Quiñones
Andrés García de Quiñones (1709–1784) was a Spanish architect of the Baroque period, active in Salamanca.
Andrés García de Quiñones
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- Name
- Andrés García de Quiñones
- Born
- 1709
- Died
- 1784
- Known for
- Architecture
- Movement
- Baroque
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- architect · sculptor
- Languages
- Spanish
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Andrés García de Quiñones (1709–1784) was a Spanish architect of the Baroque period, active in Salamanca.
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• Name — Andrés García de Quiñones • Birth Name — Andrés García de Quiñones • Born — 1709 • Died — 1784 • Known for — Architecture • Movement — Baroque
Works
Works
In Salamanca • Finished the Main square and built the city hall. • Jesuit seminary of La Clerecia, now the Pontificia university, including: • The Towers and the bell-gable. • Patio de los estudios (cloister) • Main staircase and the school's Great Hall (Theological Hall). • Retables of the Visitation and of St. James. In Betanzos: The General archive of Galicia. Once finished the building was used as a barracks and is now the town hall.
Identity
Identity
Andrés García de Quiñones is recorded as architect and sculptor.
Andrés García de Quiñones (1740) proyecta una monumental escalera para el Real Colegio, tomando como modelo la de Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón (1553) para el Convento de San Esteban (Salamanca).
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Detalle de las yeserías y pinturas de la bóveda de cañón del Aula Magna de La Clerecía, obra de Andrés García de Quiñones (1746).
Andrés García de Quiñones · La Clerecía
Life and career
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Life and career
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1709
Andrés García de Quiñones was born in 1709 at Santiago de Compostela.
1784
Andrés García de Quiñones died in 1784 at Salamanca.
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Santiago de Compostela.
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Salamanca.
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Literature
Literature
Literature
De arquitecto a empresario y rentista: perfil humano de Andrés García de Quiñones, De Arte
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- 1.La Cámara del Arte. Plaza Mayor de Salamanca. Disponible en: https://lacamaradelarte.com
- 2.Real Academia de la Historia. Andrés García de Quiñones. Disponible en: https://dbe.rah.es
- 3.Salamanca Luxury Plaza. La arquitectura de la Plaza Mayor de Salamanca. Disponible en: https://salamancaluxuryplaza.com
- 4.Arkiplus. La Plaza Mayor de Salamanca. Historia y arquitectura. Disponible en: https://arkiplus.com
- 5.Arteguias. Plaza Mayor. Salamanca. Disponible en: https://arteguias.com
- 6.Artehistoria. Andrés García de Quiñones. Disponible en: https://artehistoria.com
- 7.Artehistoria. Plaza Mayor de Salamanca. Disponible en: https://artehistoria.com
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3565268: Andrés García de QuiñonesWikimedia Foundation
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