Ivory Crucifx by Benvenuto Cellini, El Escorial, Spain

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The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial was begun in 1563 by Juan Bautista de Toledo a Renaissance Spanish architect who had worked earlier in Italy and was completed after his death in 1567 by Juan de Herrera who finished the work in 1584 The massive walls of the interior relieved only by Doric pilasters with no concession to decorative richness produced a monument that was austere beyond anything the Italian Renaissance ever envisaged

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Size: 3667px × 5500px
Location: San Lorenzo de El Escorial, El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, Europe
Photo credit: © Felipe Rodriguez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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