Juan Gómez de Mora (1586–1648) was a Spanish

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

, active in the 17th century. He was a main figure of Spanish early-

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

architecture in the city of Madrid. Gómez de Mora was born and died in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

. His father, also , was a

Spanish Renaissance The Spanish Renaissance was a movement in Spain, emerging from the Italian Renaissance in Italy during the 14th century, that spread to Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries. This new focus in art, literature, quotes and science inspired b ...

court painter to

Philip II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from ...

and was brother-in-law of the architect

Francisco de Mora Francisco de Mora (c.1553–1610) was a Spanish Renaissance architect. Mora was born in Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, and was an uncle of both the architect Juan Gómez de Mora and the humanist Baltasar Porreño. He is considered one of the best r ...

. Spanish art historian

Virginia Tovar Martín Virginia Tovar Martín (1929–2013) was a Spanish art historian, author, and professor. She was a foremost scholar in the study of architecture and urban planning of Madrid during the Baroque period (c. 1600–1750). Tovar Martín was a Profes ...

has published scholarly works on Gómez de Mora.

Works

In Madrid

* (from 1613) * Plaza Mayor and its surroundings, originally the houses of the (1617–1619), and

Casa de la Panadería The Casa de la Panadería is a municipal and cultural building on the north side of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. It is four stories high, the ground floor comprising porticos and the top floor in the form of an attic, with its sides crowned by ang ...

(1617–1619). *Project "Near Felipe IV" *City Council building until 1644 *Mayors Hall and Court House *Jail Project, later became the Palacio Court de Santa Cruz and is currently the Foreign Ministry. *Augustinian Monastery of Santa Isabel, in collaboration with Jerome Lazarus Goiti ( 1639 - 1648 ). *Our Lady of Loreto, in collaboration with Jerome Lazarus Goiti ( 1641 - 1648 ). *Toledo Bridge project *Choir Reform Monastery of Barefoot Royals *Reform of the English College, on the site now occupied by the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola *Palace of the Councils

Works in Getafe

*Cathedral of the Madeleine in Getafe

Works in Alcala de Henares

*Patio de Santo Tomas de Villanueva *Monasterio de San Bernardo (The Bernardas)

References

1586 births 1648 deaths People from Madrid 17th-century Spanish architects Spanish Baroque architects {{Spain-architect-stub