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Chías, Pilar, Abad, Tomás, de Miguel, Manuel, Llorente, Paz |
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Nexus Network Journal: Architecture & Mathematics; 2020, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p1133-1154, 22p |
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The presbytery of the basilica of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is closed on its eastern side by a monumental altarpiece that, apparently, is attached to the thick outer perimeter wall. However, at the height of the lower section and behind it, there is a vaulted space that has not yet been studied, and whose main interest is its function as a Transparente. This architectural device, a precursor of other solutions used later during the Baroque period, allows the rays of the rising sun to be introduced directly into the tabernacle and onto the high altar through a window positioned for this purpose. Our study deals with the succession of vaulted and lintelled spaces, arches and windows that make it possible to achieve such a singular effect, together with other aspects related to the perception of the whole, and to the geometry of light. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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