Architecture, Spanish Renaissance, Salamanca, The Casa de las Muertes, Plate 16,

Renaissance Architecture and Adornment in Spain 

Salamanca, The Casa de las Muertes, Plate 16,

Between the years 1492 and 1558

Date: 1888

Built by: Don Alonso de Fonseca, 1520

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 XVI. SALAMANCA. The Casa de las Muertes

As its name implies, this building was at one time the scene of some tragedy, and it is now uninhabited. It was built about the year 1520 by Don Alonso de Fonseca, whose bust, with those of his two nephews, is sculptured on the façade. The sills of the top storey windows have evidently been cut down to the floor level of the rooms at a later period.

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