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02-MAY-2014

Toledo. Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes

The upper cloister shows a wooden coffered ceiling with typical Mudejar tracery. The columns, arches, and pilasters are covered in animal and vegetable motifs, many of them also holding a symbolic meaning. Among them are human figures, separate or together in scenes, such as a boy stabbing an eagle, a monkey horseman riding a dog playing the flute, another sitting on a toilet, and many more, typical of the range of gothic taste. However, some may come from the Restoration in the XIX Century. Throughout the cloister there are sculptures of biblical figures on pedestals and under canopies. The steps that lead to the upper cloister show Renaissance motifs, a half orange vault, masks, pilgrims’ badges, caissons, and examples of the work of Alonso de Covarrubias.

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Peterfree24-May-2014 09:26
Beautiful image! Great point of view. V
Will Hoskins18-May-2014 19:05
Wow, that is an amazing ceiling. Your perspective and the details in this image are great. V
danad18-May-2014 17:32
A superb image with this perspective and the patterns. V.
Helen Betts18-May-2014 14:31
Wow, what a ceiling! Super detail and perspective. V.
Jim Coffman18-May-2014 12:17
A amazing shot,Jose!
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