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Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano

Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano

Building in Guadalajara Province, Spain

The Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano (Spanish: Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano or Spanish: Panteón de la Condesa de la Vega del Pozo) is an instance of funerary architecture built in eclectic style in Guadalajara, Spain.

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After being granted authorisation in June 1887,[1] María Diega Desmaissières y Sevillano [es] (1852–1916), Countess of Vega del Pozo, commissioned the project for the construction of a mausoleum for herself to Ricardo Velázquez Bosco.[2] The Countess was locally known in Guadalajara rather as duquesa de Sevillano ("Duchess of Sevillano"),[3] after another of her nobiliary titles. She inherited a large fortune, and devoted an important part of it to cultural patronage.[3]

The building has a floor plan shaped like a greek cross, and it is built in stone from Novelda.[2] The iconic dome is covered with purple tiles.[4] The interior of the building displays works by Alejandro Ferrant (a painting on the high altar) and bronze and marble sculptures by Ángel García Díaz [es], including the four angels flanking the sarcophagus in the pantheon's crypt.[4][2] The design of the vault inspired a number of works by Velázquez Bosco's disciple Antonio Palacios.[5]

The buildings works ended in 1916, the year in which the Countess died.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Comienzan los actos del centenario del fallecimiento de la Duquesa de Sevillano". Guadaque. 8 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    Herrera Casado 2020.
  3. [3]
    García López 2012, p. 87.
  4. [4]
    Pradillo y Esteban 2008, p. 37.
  5. [5]
    Baldellou 2001, p. 284.
  6. [6]
    Gómez, Luis J. (17 April 2016). "La herencia de la Condesa". La Tribuna de Albacete.
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