Spain

The funerary monument for Christopher Columbus stands in the south transept of the Seville Cathedral, Apart from a coating of dust, it looks startlingly lifelike; as though four 16th century heralds of thte rulers of Spain are waiting only for a flourish of trumpets to prompt them to carry toward the altar the coffin of the man to whom the Crown had bestowed the titles admiral, viceroy, and governor. The monument is a tomb, however, and after decades of multiple studies and

In my last post, I began the Herculean task of trying to give a general overview of demons in medieval art. I came away from writing...

Many's the time I've gotten excited by the prospect of visiting a medieval church, only to find that "medieval" mostly referred to the...

Jews were expelled by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; all synagogues were shut down and repurposed. Two medieval synagogue buildings...

The lion fountain in the Alhambra may be one of my all-time favorite works of medieval art. I'll tell you why in this post. (For Part 1...

The mostly 13th century palace is a studied combination of science, statecraft, and mysticism. The Alhambra began its life on the ruins...

Few 9th century churches survive anywhere in Europe, but in Northern Spain are a few precious remaining examples. Santa Cristina de Lena...

Up in the remote hills in northern Spain, the monastery of San Juan de la Pena contains the ruins of a tiny cloister, with magnificent...