Pedro de Ribera
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Pedro de Ribera was a Spanish
architect
of the Baroque
period.
during the first half of the 18th century. He was a disciple of José Benito de Churriguera
(creator of the style Churrigueresque
). Following in the footsteps of his master, Ribera is considered one of the most important architects of the late Baroque period in Spain. He designed a remarkable quantity of work in Madrid, the capital of Spain, giving the city bridges, palaces, monumental fountains, churches and a variety of public buildings, many of which can still be seen.
Between 1718 and 1719, he was Lieutenant Major Master of Works and sources of Madrid, succeeding Theodore Ardemans following his death. This position cemented his reputation and allowed him to occupy an important position at court, despite the clear preference of King Philip V of Spain
of the sort of foreign architects working in Madrid in the 1720s.
of Ribera who encouraged him and funded many of his projects. These may include:
Spanish people
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architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period.
Biography
Ribera worked almost exclusively in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
during the first half of the 18th century. He was a disciple of José Benito de Churriguera
José Benito de Churriguera
José Benito de Churriguera was a Spanish architect, sculptor and urbanist of the late-Baroque or Rococo style...
(creator of the style Churrigueresque
Churrigueresque
Churrigueresque refers to a Spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the late 17th century and was used up to about 1750, marked by extreme, expressive and florid decorative detailing, normally found above the...
). Following in the footsteps of his master, Ribera is considered one of the most important architects of the late Baroque period in Spain. He designed a remarkable quantity of work in Madrid, the capital of Spain, giving the city bridges, palaces, monumental fountains, churches and a variety of public buildings, many of which can still be seen.
Between 1718 and 1719, he was Lieutenant Major Master of Works and sources of Madrid, succeeding Theodore Ardemans following his death. This position cemented his reputation and allowed him to occupy an important position at court, despite the clear preference of King Philip V of Spain
Philip V of Spain
Philip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a...
of the sort of foreign architects working in Madrid in the 1720s.
Works
Francisco Antonio de Salcedo and Aguirre, Marqués de Vadillo, was a patronPatrón
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of Ribera who encouraged him and funded many of his projects. These may include:
- Paseo Nuevo. Puerta de San Vicente (1726–1727)
- Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Puerto (1716–1718)
- Cuartel del Conde-Duque (Guardias de Corps) (iniciado en 1717)
- Puente de Toledo (1718–1732)
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Montserrat (1720)
- Real Hospicio del Ave María y San Fernando (1721–1726)
- Iglesia de San Cayetano (1722–1737)
- Iglesia de San José (1730)
- Portada de la capilla del antiguo Monte de Piedad de Madrid (1733)
- Real Seminario de Nobles (finalizado en 1725)
- Fuente de la Mariblanca (1726)
- Puente Verde (1728–1732)
- Puente sobre el Abroñigal (1729–1732)
- Carmelitas Descalzas (1730–1742)
- Monasterio de Uclés (1735)
- Teatro de la Cruz (1743)
- Camino nuevo del Escorial (1737)
- Palacio de Torrecilla (1716–1731)
- Palacio del marqués de Miraflores (1731–1732)
- Palacio de Santoña (1730–1734)
- Palacio de Perales (1732)
- Fuente de la Fama (1738–1742)