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Churrigueresque sacristy of the Cartuja, Granada, Spain, by Luis de Arévalo and Francisco Manuel Vásquez, 1727–64
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Also Known As Ultrabaroque • Churrigueresco
Date c. 1720 - c. 1775
Related Artists Jerónimo de Balbás • Joaquín Churriguera • Alberto Churriguera • José Benito Churriguera • Lorenzo Rodríguez

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