Arquitectura del seiscientos en el Monasterio de Irache

Abstract

The works of amplification and reform effected in the monastery of Irache in the 17th century are studied in the hitherto unpublished documentation that is conserved in the General Archives of Navarra. The Herrera-style constructions of the beginning of the century are succeeded in the middle of the century by baroque building and decoration works. The master stonecutters who work in the convent, come especially from the Rioja region, an area that exercises considerable influence in the building of the Benedictine monastery. Some of the builders also come from the area of Trasmiera, in Cantabria.