Iglesia de los Santos Juanes - Quatretonda, Valencia, España - Baroque Architecture on Waymarking.com

"La iglesia de Santos Joans es de época barroca en general, combinando diferentes estilos artísticos.
De tal forma que pueden encontrar una pervivencia del gótico con elementos renacentistas, sobretodo de carácter decorativo. El templo presenta una única nave, de amplia planta rectangular, con capillas laterales entre contrafuertes. Presenta una cubierta de vuelta de crucería simple en los tres primeros tramos.
Este tipo de crucería es el ejemplo de la fuerte perturbación del gótico en tierras valencianas. Del ornamento interior destacaríamos los tablones de cerámica valenciana de la capilla del sacramento representando los emblemas característicos del Patriarca. Otro elemento destacable seria el retablo sobre la puerta de la sacristía, pintura del s.XVII, que representa la Madre De Dios entregando el escapulario.
Al interior de esta dependencias una pintura al fresco representando el arcángel S. Gabriel orlado de un medallón. Siglo XVIII, con características decorativas del rococó. La capilla de la comunión del siglo XIX, de estilo academicismo, presenta interesantes pinturas en la cúpula todo y que en lamentable estado, los murales laterales son de los años sesenta, obra de M.Vaquer.

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"The church of Santos Joans is from the Baroque period in general, combining different artistic styles.
In such a way that they can find a survival of the Gothic with Renaissance elements, especially of a decorative nature. The temple has a single nave, with a wide rectangular plan, with side chapels between buttresses. It has a simple ribbed vault roof in the first three sections.
This type of ribbing is an example of the strong disturbance of the Gothic in Valencian lands. Of the interior ornament we would highlight the Valencian ceramic planks of the chapel of the sacrament representing the characteristic emblems of the Patriarch. Another notable element would be the altarpiece over the door of the sacristy, a painting from the 17th century, which represents the Mother of God delivering the scapular.
Inside these rooms, there is a fresco painting representing the Archangel S. Gabriel bordered by a medallion. 18th century, with rococo decorative features. The 19th century communion chapel, in an academic style, has interesting paintings on the entire dome and in a sorry state, the side murals are from the 1960s, the work of M.Vaquer.

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Style: Baroque Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...) Date of origin:: 1/1/1750 Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link] Address: Plaça dels Sants Joans, 14 46837 Quatretonda Valencia Architect(s): Not listed

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Date Logged Log   09/28/2023 GURUGU visited it