PEDRO ÁNGEL ALBISU Y LA PROCLAMACIÓN DE CARLOS IV POR EL CONSULADO DE CÁDIZ

Alfredo J.  Morales-Martínez

doi:10.12795/LA.2015.i27.17

Authors

Alfredo J. Morales-Martínez University of Seville. Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/LA.2015.i27.17

Keywords:

Carlos IV, ephemeral architecture, Consulate, Cádiz, Pedro Ángel Albisu, Cosme Velázquez, Juan Gandulfo, Manuel de Arenas

Abstract

On the occasion of the proclamation of Carlos IV, the Consulate of Cádiz built an ephemeral monument at the Square of “San Juan de Dios” facing the “Gates of the Sea”. It was designed by architect Pedo Ángel Albisu. The neoclassical structure was decorated with sculptures by Cosme Velázquez and Juan Gandulfo and with paintings by Manuel de Arenas, composing an iconographic programme wich alluded to de monarch, the Consulate itself and América.