Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano

The Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano (Spanish: Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano or Spanish: Panteón de la Condesa de la Vega del Pozo) is an instance of funerary architecture built in eclectic style in Guadalajara, Spain.

Pantheon of the Duchess of Sevillano
Panteón de la Duquesa de Sevillano
General information
Type	Mausoleum
Architectural style	Eclectic
Town or city	Guadalajara
Country	Spain
Coordinates	40.627696°N 3.156065°W
Construction started	1887
Completed	1916
Design and construction
Architect	Ricardo Velázquez Bosco

Description

After being granted authorisation in June 1887,[1] María Diega Desmaissières y Sevillano (1852–1916), Countess of Vega del Pozo, commissioned the project for the construction of a mausoleum for herself to Ricardo Velázquez Bosco.[2] The Countess was locally known in Guadalajara rather as duquesa de Sevillano ("Duchess of Sevillano"),[3] after another of her nobiliary titles. She inherited a large fortune, and devoted an important part of it to cultural patronage.[3]

The building has a floor plan shaped like a greek cross, and it is built in stone from Novelda.[2] The iconic dome is covered with purple tiles.[4] The interior of the building displays works by Alejandro Ferrant (a painting on the high altar) and bronze and marble sculptures by Ángel García Díaz, including the four angels flanking the sarcophagus in the pantheon's crypt.[4][2] The design of the vault inspired a number of works by Velázquez Bosco's disciple Antonio Palacios.[5]

The buildings works ended in 1916, the year in which the Countess died.[6]

References

1. "Comienzan los actos del centenario del fallecimiento de la Duquesa de Sevillano". Guadaque. 8 May 2016.
2. Herrera Casado 2020.
3. García López 2012, p. 87.
4. Pradillo y Esteban 2008, p. 37.
5. Baldellou 2001, p. 284.
6. Gómez, Luis J. (17 April 2016). "La herencia de la Condesa". La Tribuna de Albacete.

Bibliography

• Baldellou, Miguel Ángel (2001). "Palacios antes y después" (PDF). Antonio Palacios, constructor de Madrid. Madrid: Ediciones La Librería. pp. 283–287. ISBN 84-95889-04-8 – via Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
• García López, Aurelio (2012). Yebes. De los orígenes a la modernidad (PDF). Ayuntamiento de Yebes. ISBN 978-84-15537-20-5.
• Herrera Casado (26 February 2020). "El panteón de la duquesa de Sevillano". Nueva Alcarria.
• Pradillo y Esteban, Pedro José (2008). "Un paseo por Guadalajara. La ruta de Velázquez Bosco" (PDF). Revista Fitur. Guadalajara: Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara: 33–39.