Casita del Infante

The Casita del Infante is a historical constructing in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain, constructed as a personal home for the Infante Gabriel of Spain, therefore its name. The small residence became built in the course of the late 18th century throughout the reign of his father Charles III of Spain. The Casita became constructed in an technology wherein it changed into famous for nobles and Royalty to have a small "hideaway" to entertain informally; the most famous example of that is Marie Antoinette's Petit Trianon. The Casita turned into built near the Renaissance monastery-palace of El Escorial among 1771 and 1773. The building turned into designed in Neoclassical fashion by means of the distinguished architect Juan de Villanueva whose best-known constructing is the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Villanueva also designed the Casita del Principe, the personal house of Gabriel's older brother Infante Charles, Prince of Asturias. The "casitas" form a couple, with the Casita del Infante having the alternative name of the Casita de Arriba the higher casita indicating its role relative to the Casita del Principe. Patrimonial Nacional, the nation agency for Spanish royal websites, is responsible for coping with the assets, that's open to the general public. The gardens of the constructing had been designed in the Italian style and nonetheless stay nowadays even supposing they are slightly much less lavish. Sadly, the original ornament has been misplaced; one ceiling can nevertheless be seen and turned into painted through Vicente Gomez; the ceiling shows the Four Seasons.