The Main front of the convent of San Lorenzo of Montilla (Córdoba): New contribution on it's architectural definition and iconogra`phic analysis

Abstract

The present work has as object the study of the main front of the disappeared convent of San Lorenzo of Montilla (Córdoba) from an architectural point of view and its artistic elements, corresponding to the Renaissance period. For it, a continuation of its constructive configuration through models of Classical Antiquy has been carried out and Diego de Sagredo and Hernán Ruiz II treatises. The planned iconographic study demonstrates the dialectical harmony established between Christian elements with others of classical tradition. In conclusion, this main front shows the assimilation of the humanist though through the use of an architectural and plastic language that follows Renaissance models, extolling the identity of the II Marquise of Priego through the use of motives of recognized imperial firmness.