1. Saint Bernat Street and the "Hospitalet": Rococo and Modernism.

©Text i fotos: Àngel Gené i Ramis; traducció a l'anglès: Montserrat Casanovas i Stobart; suport informàtic: Martí Gené i Ramis

1. Saint Bernat Street and the "Hospitalet": Rococo and Modernism.

This street, and all the winding little streets from the historic centre of Palma, is a monument on itself, the largest and most important monument of the city.

Author of the "Hospitalet" of Saint Peter and Saint Bernat: Unknown.
Period and style: Mid 18th century - 1775. Mannerism of classic tendencies (facade inspired by the Episcopal Palace), Baroque (patio), Rococo (decorations from the main entrance)
Formal analysis (description): Decorative motifs from the entrance doors of the "Hospitalet": major innovations from the Rococo art are the asymmetric stone motifs with form of seashells; asymmetry and curious forms, which will be an inspiration to Modernism. Commentary: Do not mistake the Rococo (and its fascination with all the inconsequential things) for the Baroque and its transcendentalism.