Hércules - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 14:48:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Hércules - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 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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