
La cripta funeraria de los marqueses de Astorga
Author(s) -
Emilio Moraís Vallejo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
estudios humanísticos. geografía, historia, arte
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0213-1390
DOI - 10.18002/ehgha.v0i20.6782
Subject(s) - classicism , chapel , architecture , art , humanities , art history , cartography , visual arts , geography
In 1610 the marquis of Astorga, Pedro Alvarez Osorio, entrusted to the architect Pedro Alvarez de la Torre with the building of a funeral crypt under the presbitery of the cathedral of Astorga. This chapel was built following the principies of styles embodied in the 17th century classicism architecture.