Frescos on Bakery House, a photo from Madrid, Madrid

Photographer's Note

The Casa de la Panadería (Bakery House) was erected during the construction of the Plaza Mayor. Juan Gómez de Mora was in charge of its construction, which was completed in 1619. After the second burning of the plaza in 1670, the building was rebuilt by Tomás Román, who commissioned painters Claudio Coello and José Jiménez Donoso to decorate the interior and the frescoes on the facade. After the third burning of the plaza in 1790, the surviving Casa de la Panadería served as a reference for Juan de Villanueva's reconstruction of the rest of the plaza.

La Casa de la Panadería has suffered several remodelings since then, most notably that carried out by Joaquín María de la Vega in 1880.

In 1988, the Madrid City Council convened a public contest to undertake the decorating of the facade, due to the severe deterioration of the paintings done by painter and ceramicist Enrique Guijo in 1914. The artists Guillermo Pérez Villalta, Sigfrido Martín Begué, and Carlos Franco were invited to participate in the contest. Carlos Franco won with a design based on mythological figures such as Cybele, Proserpine, Bacchus, and Cupid, as well as others invented by the artist, interwoven into the history of Madrid and the Plaza Mayor. The work to paint Carlos Franco's frescoes was carried out in 1992.

Note: I have posted the view of Plaza Mayor in the WS for a better perception of the building.

Source: Wikipedia

pajaran, ikeharel, papagolf21, snunney, holmertz, PaulVDV, bukitgolfb301, alvaraalto, ricardomattos, COSTANTINO, ktanska has marked this note useful

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jemaflor (148248) 2017-06-17 23:22

Hi May,
Great facade with all these decoration, perfectly framed, good sharpness and colors on your photo,tfs.

emka (158826) 2017-06-17 23:39

Hello May. Perfect cut, fantastic view of this facadce from Plaza Maior in Madrid. Very attractive composition. I like the view of the lady riding a tiger.

Kind regrad s Malgo

ikeharel (114605) 2017-06-18 0:52

A fantastic array of depicted wall paintings, May, all in vivid colors and same style - but each is different.
Only the balconies and wooden shutters are the same, pattern and texture.
Altogether, a wonderfully spotted place in town.
Have a nice Sunday,
Ike

papagolf21 (152607) 2017-06-18 0:53

Bonjour, May,
Voilà une composition peu courante et qui mérite de s'intéresser à la note d'accompagnement et de mieux comprendre ces peintures basées sur la mythologie.
C'est la première fois que je vois un tel immeuble décoré de cette façon.
Excellente mise en image.
Amitiés.
Philippe

snunney (130967) 2017-06-18 2:01

Hello May,
The precise symmetrical framing is ideally suited to the subject. The whole is perfectly rendered with superb colours and clarity. Thanks for including the workshop, which helps round out the overall presentation.

BennyV (34780) 2017-06-18 2:54

Hello May

Great baroque paintings, well captured in a balanced composition. Nice one.

Benny

carlo62 (81265) 2017-06-18 3:09

Ciao May
la foto del ws ci mostra la bella piazza, ma il dettaglio della facciata e fantastico. Eccellente taglio e ottima qualità.
Buona domenica
Carlo

holmertz (103628) 2017-06-18 4:20

Hello May,
The WS is a good photo which would have done well as a regular upload for most people here, but I agree with your choice of showing this instead. It brings us so close to the interesting paintings and how they integrate with the façade. It also gave you an opportunity for a very neat and nice presentation of a perfectly cropped photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

Silvio1953 (222925) 2017-06-18 5:23

Ciao May, great view of fantastic frescoes, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Sergiom (117241) 2017-06-18 6:28

Bonjour May,

J'ai eu le grand plaisir de visiter la Place du Maire à Madrid et je me souviens bien des fresques tout autour mais pas de celle-la à la boulangerie. L'effet du cadrage serré est très dramatique.

Amicalement

Serge

PaulVDV (63460) 2017-06-18 11:28

Hello May,
One of the very famous facades on the Plaza Mayor.
Presented with a good and clear view of the details.
Interesting note!
Best regards, Paul

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2017-06-18 18:24

Hi dear May YTH

Very ideal and fantatsic wall painting at all. Perfect cropping makes wonderfuloutput as such. Tasty color touch is also highly appreciated.

All the best and have a good day! Takero

rychem (72187) 2017-06-19 2:58

A very well cropped to show the attractive frescoes, I guess each one of the frescoes has a special meaning, very well captured
regards Ryszard

dkmurphys (79209) 2017-06-20 0:09

Hi May,
Nice detail from that beautiful square of Madrid. I love the facades, I had a great time in that city.

Daniel

alvaraalto (42804) 2017-06-21 6:21

Hello May
Very explicate, certainly also beautiful frescos and I suppose that there are enough city councils that had preferred more decent work. However I like the chose of the artist for a design based on mythological figures. It is the right choice like your workshop confirmed.
Well done, have a nice day, Groet Rob

ricardomattos (17596) 2017-07-11 4:37

Hi May

Excelent details, colors and compositiom in this picture. Very interesting and well done.

Best regards

Ricardo

COSTANTINO (117792) 2017-07-12 22:25

Hello dear May Mah and have a nice time
original version with useful notes
the Casa de la Panaderia has suffered several
remodelings but this decoration is the best
I red carefully your thoughts about mythological
figures
welldone
regards
Costantino

ktanska (45056) 2017-07-31 10:18

Hi May,
So you have a carefully framed painted facade too! No doubt I like this one. Colours and kind of sinister style give a hint that these paintings are not very old. I think remodeling is quite successful.
Kari