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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 fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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A fortepiano built in Manila for Queen María Luisa de Parma (1793)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
19-02-2021

In 1793, Fray Diego de la Virgen del Carmen, a discalced Augustinian monk, built a fortepiano in his convent in Manila (Philippines), with several newly invented registers, which was sent …

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Ropewalkers in the Alcázar square in Madrid (1596)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
14-02-2021

Description by Jean de L'Hermite, valet to King Philip II, of the acrobatics and games performed by a group of Italian ropewalkers in the Plaza del Alcázar in Madrid in …

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Reception of a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-02-2021

The reception on April 30, 1743 of Isabel Gil Isla as a music teacher in the convent of Santa Clara de Abando (Vizcaya) reveals the existence of a certain musical …

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Wind player at the service of the Soria city council (1607-1613)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
01-02-2021

A lawsuit between the wind player Francisco Sánchez and the city council of the city of Soria accounts for the hiring of salaried musicians at the service of this municipal …

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