The Nativity of Hercules is one of the ten friezes that decorated the Castle of Vélez Blanco. Carved in wood, six of them narrate the triumphs of Caesar and four the labours of Hercules. They connect the Fajardo lineage with Greco-Roman glory, which was also claimed by the kings of Spain. Together with the courtyard they were sold in 1904, ending up in the Museum of Decorative Arts, where they lay forgotten for decades, until they were recently identified.
Collection: Images
Project: 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe., 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate
Resource type: Image
Format: Wood (90 x 60 x 10 cm)
Source: Musée des Arts Decoratifs (París)
Language: French
Date: c. 1510-1520
Owner: Raimundo A. Rodríguez Pérez (Modernalia)
Identifier: PE 1812 A
Copyright: Musée des Arts Decoratifs (París)
Abstract: Power elites, Cultural history
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