El Escorial Monastery Library

by Nieves Nitta

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El Escorial Monastery Library

Artist

Nieves Nitta

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Photograph - Digital Art. Watermark Not On Print

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UNESCO World Heritage Site No. 318.
Partial view of the historical El Escorial Monastery Library. The ceiling is decorated with frescoes by Italian Pellegrino Tibaldi related to the sciences and learning. El Escorial Monastery Library. The Regia Laurentina is one of the most important historic libraries in the world. It contains almost 45,000 printed works from the 15th and 16th centuries, and some 5,000 manuscripts in Arabic, Latin, and Spanish. Its original furnishings are in an excellent state of preservation. Built at the end of the 16th century, the Escurial Monastery stands in an exceptionally beautiful site at the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, north of Madrid. It was the retreat of a mystic king, Philip II, and became in the last years of 'his reign the centre of the greatest political power of the time. Philip II founded the monastery in 1563 as a votive monument and pantheon to the Spanish monarchs from the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V onwards. Its design, which is complex yet also simple, was created by Juan Bautista de Toledo, Spanish pupil of Michelangelo during the works of the Vatican Basilica, and completed by Juan de Herrera after Toledo’s death. This image is protected by US and international laws, not to be copied, altered or used in any manner without prior written consent from the author, Nieves Nitta. Thanks for visiting!

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July 27th, 2018

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