Typical Segovian style

Segovian Sgraffito stands out for its specific artisanal technique, where stencils made of wood, metal or cardboard are used to create geometric and symmetrical motifs on a base of fresh mortar "Mortar (construction)". This technique, which requires the skill of a master sgraffito artist and his crew, produces a decorative contrast by scraping away the top layer of the coating to reveal the color of the bottom layer, thus creating unique and characteristic designs. Furthermore, the rich variety of models found in various locations in the province such as Turégano, Coca "Coca (Segovia)") or Pedraza "Pedraza (Segovia)"), together with the historical and technical research on their application, underlines the uniqueness and heritage value of Segovian sgraffito compared to its generic counterpart.[9]​[10]​.

The Nasrid model

One of the peaks of the use of serial geometric motifs can be seen in the Alhambra of Granada, whose friezes or periodic mosaics create a bridge between Architecture and Mathematics, and more specifically with symmetry.[11]​ It is interesting to note that the well-known seventeen "planar symmetry groups" have been located in the series of arabesques of this palace complex, a singular example of that meeting of sciences and crafts.[note 2][12].

The Catalan school

In Catalonia, sgraffito is associated with the splendor of the Catalan bourgeoisie, as another resource to decorate and dignify homes as well as "to show off the social level of its inhabitants."[13]​.

In the capital of Barcelona, ​​where sgraffito is a fairly developed motif of architectural decoration and with a certain personal character,[note 3]​ the technique was imposed at the end of the century, starting from its origin in the baroque constructions in the ciutat vella, when the modernization of the city addressed the rehabilitation of facades in the historic center.[14]​ The examples and models of Barcelona sgraffito are as numerous as they are varied. Given its late implementation, and despite the baroque precedent, decorative trends are observed, "the result of the evolution of the styles and the mixtures that local artists make of them. The simplest and most common examples are geometric decorations, which, mixing horizontal and vertical borders, decorate the entire façade. In a progressive way those spaces that remain between the openings are decorated with more ornate panels. The geometric chains of the elementary examples resort to the French iconography of the Luis styles XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI (curtains, medallions, garlands, etc.), framed in a simple vegetal background that is sometimes completed with the human figure.

Among the most personal sgraffito paintings, many of them already associated with the phenomenon of Catalan modernism (and within the general 'noucentista movement') and, specifically, with masters such as Jeroni Granell i Mundet or Josep Maria Jujol, we can mention the varied motifs that adorn buildings such as the Llopis Bofill house"), Gallissa house"), Magí Llobet Sala house"), Sansalvador house, Bruguera house"), the Amatller house, the building of the "Carrer de la Boqueria" numbers 30-32 or, on Via Layetana, the building from 1763, headquarters of the Guild of Sail Weavers and the College of Silk Art, in whose sgraffitoes appear Atlantes, caryatids and the patron saint of sailboats.

Sgraffito of the Ribeira Sacra in Galicia

In the Ribeira Sacra there are also examples of sgraffito in certain houses; Galician sgraffito is recovering little by little.

Typical Segovian style

Segovian Sgraffito stands out for its specific artisanal technique, where stencils made of wood, metal or cardboard are used to create geometric and symmetrical motifs on a base of fresh mortar "Mortar (construction)". This technique, which requires the skill of a master sgraffito artist and his crew, produces a decorative contrast by scraping away the top layer of the coating to reveal the color of the bottom layer, thus creating unique and characteristic designs. Furthermore, the rich variety of models found in various locations in the province such as Turégano, Coca "Coca (Segovia)") or Pedraza "Pedraza (Segovia)"), together with the historical and technical research on their application, underlines the uniqueness and heritage value of Segovian sgraffito compared to its generic counterpart.[9]​[10]​.

The Nasrid model

One of the peaks of the use of serial geometric motifs can be seen in the Alhambra of Granada, whose friezes or periodic mosaics create a bridge between Architecture and Mathematics, and more specifically with symmetry.[11]​ It is interesting to note that the well-known seventeen "planar symmetry groups" have been located in the series of arabesques of this palace complex, a singular example of that meeting of sciences and crafts.[note 2][12].

The Catalan school

In Catalonia, sgraffito is associated with the splendor of the Catalan bourgeoisie, as another resource to decorate and dignify homes as well as "to show off the social level of its inhabitants."[13]​.

In the capital of Barcelona, ​​where sgraffito is a fairly developed motif of architectural decoration and with a certain personal character,[note 3]​ the technique was imposed at the end of the century, starting from its origin in the baroque constructions in the ciutat vella, when the modernization of the city addressed the rehabilitation of facades in the historic center.[14]​ The examples and models of Barcelona sgraffito are as numerous as they are varied. Given its late implementation, and despite the baroque precedent, decorative trends are observed, "the result of the evolution of the styles and the mixtures that local artists make of them. The simplest and most common examples are geometric decorations, which, mixing horizontal and vertical borders, decorate the entire façade. In a progressive way those spaces that remain between the openings are decorated with more ornate panels. The geometric chains of the elementary examples resort to the French iconography of the Luis styles XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI (curtains, medallions, garlands, etc.), framed in a simple vegetal background that is sometimes completed with the human figure.

Among the most personal sgraffito paintings, many of them already associated with the phenomenon of Catalan modernism (and within the general 'noucentista movement') and, specifically, with masters such as Jeroni Granell i Mundet or Josep Maria Jujol, we can mention the varied motifs that adorn buildings such as the Llopis Bofill house"), Gallissa house"), Magí Llobet Sala house"), Sansalvador house, Bruguera house"), the Amatller house, the building of the "Carrer de la Boqueria" numbers 30-32 or, on Via Layetana, the building from 1763, headquarters of the Guild of Sail Weavers and the College of Silk Art, in whose sgraffitoes appear Atlantes, caryatids and the patron saint of sailboats.

Sgraffito of the Ribeira Sacra in Galicia

In the Ribeira Sacra there are also examples of sgraffito in certain houses; Galician sgraffito is recovering little by little.