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Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek)
Works by Francisco Guerrero at the Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek)

The Royal Danish Library (Det Kongelige Bibliotek), founded by King Frederick III in 1648 and …

Sept. 24, 2025
Cathedral of Calahorra. Photo: Alfonso de Vicente
Inventory of musical instruments from the Calahorra Cathedral (1631-1645)

There is a wealth of information about the musical instruments found in Calahorra Cathedral. A …

Sept. 19, 2025
Chapel of San Esteban and San Bartolomé (1)
Foundation of the chapel of Omnium Sanctorum / San Esteban / San Bartolomé in the Cathedral of Cordova (1271)

We analyze the probable sequence of dedications of the chapel in Córdoba Cathedral currently known …

Sept. 15, 2025
Portrait of a young woman (probably María Fernanda Fitz-James-Stuart y Stolberg-Gedern). Mariano Salvador Maella
A fortepiano by Francisco Fernández for the palace of the Dukes of Híjar in Madrid (c. 1807)

Lawsuit filed in Madrid by Agustín de Silva Fernández de Híjar, 10th Duke of Hijar, …

Sept. 11, 2025

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The sounds of the Alcázar Genil

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
03-12-2017

The Alcazar Genil (Qasar al-Sayyid or Alcázar del Señor), a royal periurban almunia of Almohad origin, near the hermitage of San Sebastián, was ordered to be built in 1218 by …

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An opera for the wedding of the daughter of the Princess of Esterclaes (c. 1750)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
26-11-2017

In the festivities that were celebrated on the occasion of the marriage of the daughter of the Princess of Esterclaes (c. 1750), the premiere of the “opera” Daño y provecho …

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