Churriguera family

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High altar retable, wood, by José Benito Churriguera, 1693, in the church of San Estéban, Salamanca, Spain. Height about 30 metres.

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Churriguera family: References & Edit History

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Emily Rodriguez

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Churriguera, Spanish family of sculptors and architects.	Emily Rodriguez	May 22, 2021
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 10, 2005
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 17, 2003
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998