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<em>A sermon in the Orange Tree Courtyard</em>. José Jiménez Aranda (c. 1876)
Sermons at the Patio de los Naranjos in Seville Cathedral (c.1400-c.1920)

The sermons preached from the pulpit in the courtyard of the Orange Trees in Seville …

June 18, 2023
Virgen de los Dolores. José de Mora (1671). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiméne
Confraternities at the Oratory of San Felipe Neri

Confraternities at the Oratory of San Felipe Neri.

June 14, 2023
Northern part of the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid according to the hypothesis of Sáiz Virumbrales and Castro Sánchez (2021).
Christmas Matins and Midnight Mass in the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid (1659)

In his Journal du voyage d'Espagne, François Bertaut de Fréauville, French diplomat and writer, takes …

June 6, 2023
<em>Motecta festorum totius anni</em>. Tomás Luis de Victoria (Roma, 1585)
Works by Francisco Guerrero in Valencia cathedral

Works by Francisco Guerrero in Valencia cathedral.

May 28, 2023

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A party night at the prison of Seville at the end of the 16th century

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The description of a night of revelry in the prison of Seville, at the end of the 16th century, with food, music and sex, shows the laxity of customs in …

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Traditional music in the street and taverns

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

Miguel de Cervantes, in&nbsp;El Celoso extremeño, becomes a literary witness to the musical enthusiasm of Seville's black ethnic minority. In this work, he offers us a valuable testimony of their …

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Outdoor concert in the Alameda de Hércules

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

The remodelling in 1574 of the Alameda de Hércules in Seville made it a place for recreation and strolling for the citizens, especially in summer, enlivened by a group of …

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Traditional songs in Saint John's Eve

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
12-07-2015

At the beginning of his play Lo cierto por lo dudoso, Lope de Vega takes us to the night of San Juan, in the Alameda in Seville, a space that …

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