Architecture, Spanish Renaissance, Plate 8, Burgos, Part Elevation of Staircase in the North Transept of the Cathedral,

Renaissance Architecture and Adornment in Spain 

Burgos, Part Elevation of the Staircase in the North Transept of the Cathedral, Plate 8

Between the years 1492 and 1558

Date: 1888

Designed by: de Siloe, Diego, 1519-22

Artist: Prentice Andrew,  Architect, measured and drawn by

Publisher: Batsford, BT 

Paper Size: 345 x 407mm

Print Size: 265 x 390mm

Condition: very good. Normal paper aging qualities

Technique: Original lithography  

Price: $200

Provenance:

PLATE VIII. BURGOS. The Cathedral. Part Elevation of the Staircase in the North Transept.

This unique staircase, designed by the celebrated Diego de Siloe in 1519-22, connects the transept with the street level which is twenty-six feet above the floor of the Cathedral, through a doorway called the Puerta Alta. The wrought-iron balustrade, by Cristobal Andino, is painted and gilded, the background being a dark greeny-blue, and the scrollwork, with its figures of cherubs and busts, is also in gold and colours. The stonework of the staircase is carefully jointed, as shown on the left-hand side of the plate. The carvings are very delicate and in low relief. The only marble portions are inside the central archway.

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