It is affected by the economic, social, and political changes that occur. The term gothic architecture was named that by Italian artist of the renaissance who considered it so barbaric that it might have been created by the Visigoths of the 5th cent. and the term Plateresque came from the word silver work and indicated a look that replicated delicate silver items.
Early civic architecture absorbed the principle of gothic Plateresque style. The model of the cities of Mexico was called the Gridiron plan. Chosen by the king of Spain for all the cities in Americas. Perpendicular stress led to the main square called Zocalo, or plaza. The main square was the location of the principal building, symbols of the new social structure: the church of cathedral, the Casas Reales, and the Casa …show more content…
Church decoration started to become very competitive. New church was not constructed just in style but rather decoration was added to the already impressive baroque. Churrigueresque art style saw the creation of fabulous altarpieces that were carved and gilded. During this period the use of estipite column was featured in sculpting. That was brought from Seville by Jeronimo de Balbas, both in interiors and on the principal facades as well. To add to the exuberance of the altar, religious figures were now done using easy devices such as real hair, real teeth, crystal eyes and real clothing and