SAINT TELMO PALACE

Historical and artistic context

-Time ( 1682-1696)
-Style : baroque
-Artist : Leonardo de Figueroa
-Localization : Sevilla, Andalucía.

Iconographic analysis

-Name: Saint Telmo Palace
-Function : Its construction began in 1682 to establish the headquarters of the school-seminar at the University of Merchants, and currently holds the Presidency of the Junta de Andalucía

Formal analysis

-Composition, space, decoration : It has a rectangular plan with several courtyards, one central towers at the four corners, chapel and gardens
The main façade stands the magnificent cover Churrigueresque
The cover features three bodies. The first consists of a door flanked with three columns on each side, the second by a balcony supported by Atlanteans with Indian issues, surrounding the woman's balcony twelve figures, allegories of the arts and sciences related to marine studies. Crowns the facade a set in which, framed by columns, is the figure of San Telmo, patron saint of sailors.

IN ICTUS OCULI

Historical and artistic context

-Time: 1671
-Style : Baroque Spanish
-Artist : Juan De Valdés Leal
-Material:  Oil on canvas
-Localization: Museum: Charity Hospital (Sevilla)

Iconographic analysis

-Name in ictus oculi

Formal analysis

-Composition, space, decoration : absolutely baroque style, sharply naturalistic and tenebrismo trend, with strong drawing, a colorful and loud and unsubtle monumental volumes. It has a particular sensitivity inclined toward the dramatic pictorial, with great lightness of touch and a special interest in expressiveness, starring his compositions at the expense of beauty and formal correctness.
His penchant for the macabre or grotesque theme, but with a lively sense of movement, bright colors and dramatic lighting