What Does Plateresque Mean in Spanish?

Plateresque, Spanish Plateresco, (“Silversmith-like”), main architectural style in Spain during the late 15th and the 16th centuries, also used in Spain's American colonies.

What does Plateresque mean?

: of, relating to, or being a 16th century Spanish architectural style characterized by elaborate ornamentation suggestive of silver plate.

What was the plateresque style?

The Plateresque style follows the line of Isabelline, where decorative elements of Italianate origin combine with Iberian traditional elements to form ornamental complexes that overlay the Gothic structures. We can speak of Plateresque that retains Gothic forms as a basis until 1530.

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