ESCORIAL

ĕskôrˈēəl, Span. āskōrēälˈ or Escurialĕskyoorˈēəl, monastery and palace, in New Castile, central Spain, near Madrid. One of the finest edifices in Europe, it was built (1563–84) as the monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial by Philip II to commemorate the Spanish victory over the French at Saint-Quentin (1557). The somber and massive pile of granite buildings, including monastery, church, royal palace, mausoleum, college, and library, form a quadrangle with towers rising from the corners. The Escorial was begun by the architect Juan Bautista de Toledo and finished by his pupil Juan de Herrera; it was decorated by Claudio Coello, Luca Giordano, and other noted artists. The Escorial has an art collection that includes paintings by Velázquez, Ribera, El Greco, and Tintoretto.

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books on: Escorial  - 807 results

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Spanish Painting
Book by José Gudiol; Toledo Museum of Art, 1941
Subjects: Painters--Spain, Painting, Spanish--Exhibitions, Painting--Spain--History
...was one of his first paintings in the Escorial. In a St. Jerome, dated 1569, he...many anecdotal details, also in the Escorial, belongs to the period of the Nativity...two canvases for the altars of the Escorial, and in the next year he signed the...
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Under the Influence: Questioning the Comparative in Medieval Castile
Book by Cynthia Robinson, Leyla Rouhi; Brill, 2005
Subjects: Castile (Spain)--Civilization, Castile (Spain)--History
...Vilar. 1. Cantigas de Santa Maria, Escorial, Biblioteca del Real Monasterio, MS...Or6noz). 2. Cantigas de Santa Maria, Escorial, Biblioteca del Real Monasterio, MS...EdilAn). 5. Cantigas de Santa Maria, Escorial, Biblioteca del Real Monasterio, MS...
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Language, Mind, and Brain
Book by Thomas W. Simon, Robert J. Scholes; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1982
Subjects: Language And Languages--Philosophy--Congresses, Psycholinguistics--Congresses, Thought And Thinking--Congresses
...Indeed, one can imagine looking at the Escorial intently, carefully and from left to...the battlefield intently. Imagine the Escorial from left to right. are marginal at...there is nothing wrong with imagining the Escorial from above, since one can see the Escorial...
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Spanish Cathedral Music in the Golden Age
Book by Robert Stevenson; University of California Press, 1961
Subjects: Church Music--Catholic Church, Church Music--Spain--History And Criticism, Music--16th Century--History And Criticism
...have been the second chapelmaster at El Escorial-probably the first having been Fray...also as corrector mayor del coro . At El Escorial the hours were timed so exactly that...tempo for a particular event, so at El Escorial the speed at which everything was sung...
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Acta Conventus Neo-Latini Bariensis: Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress of Neo-Latin Studies, Bari, 29 August to 3 September, 1994
Book by J. F. Alcina, John Dillon, Walther Ludwig, Colette Nativel, Mauro De Nichilo, Stephen Ryle; Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1998
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval--Congresses, Classicism--Congresses, Europe--Intellectual Life--Congresses, Humanists--Congresses, Latin Literature, Medieval And Modern--History And Criticism--Congresses, Latin Philology, Medieval And Modern--Congresses, Learning And Scholarship--History--Congresses, Renaissance--Congresses
...Madrid BN 18246 (ff. 65r-70v) (s. xve); Escorial R. Mon. f. II.12 (ff. 91v-95v). . Astyanax: Escorial R. Mon. f. 11.12 (fI: 86v-91v). . Elegiarum libri III: Escorial R. Mon. f. 11.12 (ff. 95v-116r). versus...
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journal articles on: Escorial  - 91 results

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Possessing the Sacred: Monarchy and Identity in Philip II's Relic Collection at the Escorial
Journal article by Guy Lazure; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects: Kings and rulers--History, Kings--History, Philip II, King of Spain--History, Spanish monarchy--History
...in Philip IIs Relic Collection at the Escorial. by Guy Lazure 1. INTRODUCTION The...famous history of the foundation of the Escorial, included in his monumental Historia...official chronicler and theoretician of the Escorial, Siguenza is the person who perhaps...
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"Your Dove-Eyes among Your Hairlocks:" Language and Authority in Fray Luis De Leon's Respuesta Que Desde Su Proision Da a Sus Emulos (*)
Journal article by Luis M. Giron-Negron; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 54, 2001
Subjects: Apologetics--16th century, Bible. O.T. Song of Solomon (Sacred text)--Translations and translating, Humanism--Spain, Inquisition--Spain, Spain--History, Translations--Political aspects, de Leon, Luis--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...as "cabellos." (37) There is even an Escorial manuscript (a.iv.20) in Arias Montanos...in most of the medieval romanceamientos (Escorial I.j.3: "me esforcaron"; Escorial I.j.4: "me espantaron"; Ferrara...
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Circa 1600: Spanish Values and Tuscan Painting
Journal article by Edward L. Goldberg; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 51, 1998
Subjects: Painters, Italian--Practice, Painting, Medieval--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...newly centralized court at Madrid and the Escorial, and by his wholesale acquisition of...Zuccaro was summoned to paint at the Escorial.(3) Zuccato was the most eloquent...Juan Gomez, "whose contribution to the Escorial consisted largely in correcting paintings...
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El Rostro De la Comunidad: La Identidad del Campesino En la Castilla del Antiguo Regimen
Journal article by Aurelio Espinosa; Journal of Social History, Vol. 39, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, El rostro de la comunidad: la identidad del campesino en la Castilla del Antiguo Regimen (Book)--Book reviews
...archives, especially the town of El Escorial, the cities of Segovia and Madrid...local archival evidence of the town of El Escorial, Izquierdo Martin presents preliminary...sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, El Escorial suffered from an acute demographic crisis...
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Ecumenical Diakonia
Journal article by Leslie Boseto, Rogate Mshana, Seta Pamboukian, Par San Jung, Staccato Powell; The Ecumenical Review, Vol. 46, 1994
Subjects: Ecumenical movement--Philosophy, Service (Theology)--Philosophy, World Council of Churches--Reports
...ecumenical sharing of resources (El Escorial). Shortly after that I became a member...to emphasize that, as one of the El Escorial consultation participants, I have committed...diakonia outlined by Unit IV. Since the El Escorial consultation, I believe, we have been...
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The Brebos Organs at El Escorial
Magazine article by Barbara Owen; The American Organist, Vol. 42, October 2008
The Brebos Organs at El Escorial by Barbara Owen THE BREBOS ORGANS AT EL ESCORIAL. James WyIy and Susan Tattershall. Richmond...almost surely want to visit the magnificent El Escorial, set on a hill outside of the city and surrounded...
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Painting Power: Diego Velazquez Was a Skilled Politician as Well as a Master Artist, Finds Mark Irving on a Visit to the El Escorial Palace near Madrid. and Right, Richard Cork Analyses His Most Famous Work, the Enigmatic Las Meninas
Magazine article by Mark Irving; New Statesman, Vol. 135, October 16, 2006
Subjects: Painters (Artists)--Analysis, Painters (Artists)--Political activity, Painters--Analysis, Painters--Political activity, Velazquez, Diego (Spanish painter)--Achievements and awards, Velazquez, Diego (Spanish painter)--Works
...Finds Mark Irving on a Visit to the El Escorial Palace near Madrid. and Right, Richard...work. The palace of San Lorenzo de El Escorial towers 400 metres above Madrid, the...kings image. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED At El Escorial, there was no division between church...
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The Brebos Organs at El Escorial by James Wyly & Susan Tattershall
Magazine article; The Tracker, Vol. 51, Summer 2007
The Brebos Organs at El Escorial by James Wyly Susan Tattershall Designed and built by the royal architects Juan Bautista de Toledo and (later) Juan de Herrera, El Escorial contains royal residences, a monastery, a college, a library...
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Palace Pieties
Magazine article by Peter Phillips; Musical Times, Vol. 139, Autumn 1998
...PETER PHILLIPS Music and musicians in the Escorial liturgy under the Habsburgs, 1563...inevitably as in the life and work of the Escorial, the Monastery-Palace which came to...access with regard to manuscripts in the Escorial library). The other is that musicologists...
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The Caudillo's Cloister: Searching for Tranquility in the Monastery Franco Built
Magazine article by Francis X. Rocca; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 301, March 2008
Subjects: Monasteries, Roman Catholicism--Social aspects, Spain--Buildings and facilities, Spain--Description and travel, Valleys
...Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo of the Escorial, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture...Madrid. And just a few miles from the Escorial is the youngest royal monastery in Spain...manage to get out long enough to visit the Escorial. The building tends to inspire strong...
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The Philip in the Philippines
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2010
Subjects: Pickford, Mary
...Declared a World Heritage Site, El Escorial is a huge complex built during Spain...Lawrence), Philip II ordered that El Escorial be built in honor of the late saint...original plan, Felipe wanted to build El Escorial partly as a mausoleum for his father...
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Of Sepulchers and Saints
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 22, 2008
...Isabel of Portugal. The San Lorenzo de El Escorial was not just a mausoleum for monarchs...Lorenzo), Philip II ordered that El Escorial be built in honor of the late saint...spend 3 days to commute from Madrid to El Escorial by sedan chair. Located in the town...
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Sight and Sound of Spain
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 10, 2011
...in Madrid and during short trips to El Escorial and Santiago de Compostela. My traveling...theaters, plazas, parks in Madrid, El Escorial, and Santiago de Compostela. Most of...choreographer, based in Barcelona. In El Escorial, where Spanish monarchs and other members...
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I've Read the Book, Now I Must See Franco's Madrid
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), February 15, 2009
...is easy - simply catch a train to El Escorial from Madrid. They run from the stations...who died in the Civil War) but also El Escorial, the monastery and fabulous royal palace...The Valle de los Caidos monument at El Escorial, which contains the tomb of Franco...
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Reader Holidays
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), August 29, 2010
Subjects: Aer Lingus Group PLC, Airlines
...transfer on arrival to your hotel in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial with the services of guide. 7 nights 3 *** hotel accommodation...included. Full day guided excursion to include visits to El Escorial Royal Monastery and Santa Cruz Abbey in Valle de Los Caidos...
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encyclopedia articles on: Escorial  - 23 results

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Escorial
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ESCORIAL eskor e l, Span. askoreal or Escurial...as the monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial by Philip II to commemorate the Spanish...with towers rising from the corners. The Escorial was begun by the architect Juan Bautista...
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Navarrete, Juan FernÁndez
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...In 1568 he became court painter to Philip II, for whom he enriched the Escorial with eight fine altarpieces, among them Nativity, Abraham and the Three Angels (Escorial), and Baptism (now in the Prado). Through Navarrete, Venetian influence...
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Greco, El
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...de las vestiduras (cathedral, Toledo) and San Mauricio (Escorial) indicate a rapid development. The second was commissioned...collections. He is best seen in Toledo, Madrid, and the Escorial. A museum has been devoted to his work in what is said to...
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Titian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of religious works intended for the Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial. Among these were Adam and Eve (c.1570; Prado) and the Martyrdom of St. Lawrence (1564 67; Escorial). After 1552, Titian remained in Venice, living in princely...
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Tintoretto
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...rendering of narrative. These qualities are also evident in other works of the same period, such as the Washing of Feet (Escorial) and Last Supper (San Marcuola, Venice). Mature Work In the 1550s Tintoretto tended more in the direction of mannerism...
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