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In The Photos of the Readers of La Vanguardia we can admire the pharaonic facade of the church of Sant Martí de Maldà, decorated with curious figures of angels and elements related to wine.
This temple is protected as a cultural asset of national interest, in the category of Historical Monument. We find it in the municipality of Sant Martí de Riucorb, in the region of Urgell.
The primitive church of Sant Martí, from the 14th century, was located on Calle Major, in one of the access doors of the closed town. It was later renovated starting in the 17th century.
From the outside, this Solomonic Baroque portal, the work of the Tàrrega sculptor Pau Viala (1694), with the collaboration of Ramon Fabregat, stands out.
The façade, composed as a façade-altarpiece, is framed by two projecting lateral bodies, with beautifully sculpted Solomonic columns, crowned by split pediments and united by an entablature that supports a niche. It is believed that this cover was added to a previous door.
The baroque façade has a Hellenistic touch, marked by theatrical drama, which we can see in these images in detail. The angels playing with animals and the exaggerated plant decoration seem to approach Rococo.
