page_title: Monastery of Uclés
section_title: Plateresque Style
hierarchical_section_title: Monastery of Uclés / Architecture / Plateresque Style
caption_attribution_description: Español: Monasterio de Uclés, Cuenca, España - Vista general de la fachada este (plateresca)
context_page_description: The Monastery de Santiago de Uclés is in the Spanish town of Uclés in Castile-La Mancha and was built by the Order of Santiago, whose main headquarters was in that town.
context_section_description: Plateresque style is so named because its decoration imitates the filigrees that goldsmiths performed on silver. This part of the building was designed by Enrique Egas and executed by Francisco de Luna, Pedro de Vandelvira, Gaspar de Vega, Pedro Tolosa, Diego de Alcántara and Bartolomé Ruiz.
  The Plateresque decoration is clearly seen in the asymmetric windows of the eastern facade, in which skulls, shells, crosses, and other allegorical motifs are repeated. The coffered ceiling of its refectory features carvings of longleaf pine, and has thirty-six caissons corresponding to thirty-six busts of masters, priors, and knights of the Order of Santiago. One of the most prominent is dedicated to Don Álvaro de Luna. Instead of his effigy, there is a crowned skull surrounded by the inscription, "You, noble lords, know that anyone forgives." The image of Carlos V, Holy Roman Emperor occupies the central place with its imperial attributes, a sword and an orb. The south side displays the shield of Spain. The old sacristy has two ships at right angles and its dome is ribbed with ogival elements. The Plateresque work also covers friezes, columns, and pilasters.
caption: Eastern facade.
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