Domingo de Andrade

Domingo de Andrade
Clock Tower and Royal Door
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Born Domingo Antonio de Andrade
1639
Cee, Province of A Coruña
Died 1712
Santiago de Compostela
Nationality Galician
Known for Architecture
Movement Baroque

Domingo Antonio de Andrade (Cee, 1639 – Santiago de Compostela, 1712 was a Galician baroque architect, a leading figure in the emergence of Galician Baroque architecture.

Works

In the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela where, in 1671, he was designated as “Master builder” (architect):

  • Clock tower, called Berenguela (1676-1680).
  • Royal Door to Quintana square, initiated by Jose de la Peña de Toro.
  • Finished the Tower of the Bells, initiated by Peña de Toro.
  • Finished the baldachin designed by Jose de Vega y Verdugo, Count of Alba Real and canon of the cathedral chapter.
  • New sacristy, now capela do Pilar, finished by Fernando de Casas Novoa.

Other works in Santiago de Compostela:

  • Convent of Saint Dominic of Bonaval: The triple helical staircase, the tower and finished the cloister.
  • Several historic houses: “Casa das Pomas” (initiated by Diego de Romay), “Casa da Parra” in Quintana square, or the “Casas da Conga”.
  • Retables for the Convent of Saint Dominic of Bonaval and for the Convent of Saint Clare.

Sources

  • Rolf Toman, Barbara Borngässer (1998). The Baroque, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting. Konemman. ISBN 978-3895089176.


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