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Leonardo de Figueroa

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Leonardo de Figueroa
Bornc. 1650 (1650)
DiedApril 9, 1730(1730-04-09) (aged 79–80)
OccupationArchitect
Notable workChurch of San Salvador
ChildrenAmbrosio de Figueroa
Matías de Figueroa
Palace of San Telmo
Seville

Leonardo de Figueroa (c. 1650, Utiel – 1730, Seville) was a Spanish architect active in Seville.

Works

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In Seville.

  • Designed the Santa María Magdalena church (1691-1706).
  • Hospital de la Caridad ("Charity Hospital"). Façade.
  • Hospital de los Venerables (1675-1697).
  • Church of the Savior. Vaults and dome (From 1696 up to 1712).
  • Palace of San Telmo, Seville. Principal façade and baroque chapel (from 1722).
  • Church of St. Louis of the French (1699-1734).

Sources

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  • Rolf Toman, Barbara Borngässer. The Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting. Cologne: Köneman, 1998 ISBN 978-3895089176