The decoration of the Royal Basilica of El Escorial
Type
Bibliographic
Edition
1. publ.
Year
1994
TOC
Summary
The Decoration of the Royal Basilica of El Escorial examines one of the most important creative endeavors of late sixteenth-century Spain, and indeed, Europe as a whole. Conceived as a mausoleum for the Spanish Habsburgs, designed as both monastery and palace, the Escorial was closely supervised by King Philip II