churrigueresco

Thân thiện

The church's churrigueresco facade is a masterpiece of intricate stone carving.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation: Describes an architectural style characterized by extremely detailed, intricate, and often symmetrical decorative elements, particularly in the Spanish Baroque tradition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The altar's churrigueresco design was breathtaking in its complexity.
  • The architect is known for his churrigueresco facades, which are covered in ornate stone carvings.
  • Critics described the palace's interior as frantically churrigueresco.

Advanced Usage

• As a stylistic term: Used primarily in art and architectural history to describe the late Spanish Baroque style, named after the Churriguera family of architects and sculptors. It implies a level of exuberant, even excessive, ornamentation.
  • The transition from Plateresque to Churrigueresco marks the peak of Baroque decoration in Spain.

Variants and Related Words

• Churrigueresque (adj): The more common English spelling and variant of "churrigueresco". Both terms are used interchangeably.
  • The Churrigueresque style influenced architecture in the Spanish colonies.

Synonyms

• Ornate: Elaborately decorated.
• Baroque: Relating to a highly ornate and extravagant style of art, architecture, and music from the 17th-18th centuries.
• Rococo: Featuring elaborate ornamentation, though typically lighter and more playful than Baroque.

Antonyms

• Plain: Not decorated or elaborate.
• Austere: Severely simple and plain.
• Minimalist: Using the simplest and fewest elements.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• (No common idioms or phrasal verbs are directly associated with this specific, technical term.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
   • the building...frantically baroque-William Dean Howells

Từ đồng nghĩa

• baroque
• churrigueresque