Expolio - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:48:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Expolio - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Courtyard of the Castle of Vélez Blanco https://historylab.es/courtyard-of-the-castle-of-velez-blanco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=courtyard-of-the-castle-of-velez-blanco Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:12 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/patio-del-castillo-de-velez-blanco/ Power elites, Cultural history

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]]> One of the first works of the Spanish Renaissance. It was sold at the beginning of the 20th century and is on display in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. It was commissioned by the 1st Marquis of Vélez and executed between 1506 and 1515. Its author is unknown. But the design is clearly Italianate. While the exterior of the fortress is severe, the interior was a rich palazzo in Renaissance fashion. An example of the despoilment of Spanish heritage

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]]> Frieze of the Castle of Vélez Blanco https://historylab.es/frieze-of-the-castle-of-velez-blanco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frieze-of-the-castle-of-velez-blanco Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:12 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/friso-del-castillo-de-velez-blanco/ Power elites, Cultural history

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]]> 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.

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