# Exterior view

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ARCHITECT, Spanish](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/architect-spanish-reb57f7cda3b22d>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

The church of the Carthusian monastery of Santa María de la Defensión looks like a Baroque interpretation of a Gothic shrine. This is less to the late Gothic nave structure, which somewhat restricted the architectural options here, but to a concept of architecture which saw its objective as a breakdown of structural elements through decoration and the graphic development of the wall. The photo shows the façade of the church.

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## Attribution

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