Facade Of Convento De San Esteban, Salamanca, Spain Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The Convento de San Esteban is a Dominican monastery situated in the Plaza del Concilio de Trento, Council of Trent, in the Spanish city of Salamanca. The facade comprises the front of the church and the adjacent monastery portico. It is one of the finest examples of the Plateresque style and conceived as an external reredos, in the form of a triumphal arch under whose barrel vault unfolds the abundant decoration characteristic of this style. The martyrdom of St. Stephen is featured in the tympanum, with a calvary above.