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  • Central cupola by Juan de Aranda Salazar, and lateral vaults, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the 4 corners of the cupola are reliefs of St Michael, St James, St Euphrasius and Santa Catalina, patron saint of Jaen. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Fernando, or Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, dressed as a king with orb and sword, detail, attributed to Juan de Valdes Leal, commissioned in 1671, in a Neoclassical altarpiece by D Manuel Lopez, in the Capilla de San Fernando in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The cathedral was consecrated in 1246 on the site of a mosque after the reconquering the city of Jaen by Ferdinand. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint, beneath the central cupola by Juan de Aranda Salazar, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the 4 corners of the cupola are reliefs of St Michael, St James, St Euphrasius and Santa Catalina, patron saint of Jaen. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Fernando, or Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, dressed as a king with orb and sword, attributed to Juan de Valdes Leal, commissioned in 1671, in a Neoclassical altarpiece by D Manuel Lopez, in the Capilla de San Fernando in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The cathedral was consecrated in 1246 on the site of a mosque after the reconquering the city of Jaen by Ferdinand. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Ferdinand III of Castile, 1199-1252, with orb and sword, on the facade of the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The cathedral was consecrated in 1246 on the site of a mosque after the reconquering the city of Jaen by Ferdinand. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central section, with St Gertrude of Helfta and St Benito above, from the 18th century altarpiece by Pedro Duque Cornejo, in the Capilla de San Benito, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Bishop Benito Marin, 1750-69, is buried in this chapel. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Catalina, patron saint of Jaen, by Lucas Gonzalez, on the Puerta del Clero on the main facade of the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. On the right is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central cupola by Juan de Aranda Salazar, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the 4 corners of the cupola are reliefs of St Michael, St James, St Euphrasius and Santa Catalina, patron saint of Jaen. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fathers of the Church in conversation, painting from the 16th century altarpiece by Pedro Machuca, in the Sala Capitular or Chapter Room, also known as the Capilla de San Pedro de Osma, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central cupola by Juan de Aranda Salazar, and lateral vaults, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the 4 corners of the cupola are reliefs of St Michael, St James, St Euphrasius and Santa Catalina, patron saint of Jaen. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Annunciation, attributed to Juan Ramirez, 16th century, Spanish Flemish style, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Consecration of the mosque of Jaen as a cathedral, with bishop and clergy consecrating the main altar in the presence of soldiers and King Ferdinand, kneeling on a cushion with the crown and the sceptre, in a Neoclassical altarpiece by D Manuel Lopez, in the Capilla de San  Fernando in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint, beneath the central cupola by Juan de Aranda Salazar, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the 4 corners of the cupola are reliefs of St Michael, St James, St Euphrasius and Santa Catalina, patron saint of Jaen. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Benito, central polychrome relief, detail, in the 18th century altarpiece by Pedro Duque Cornejo, in the Capilla de San Benito, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Bishop Benito Marin, 1750-69, is buried in this chapel. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central polychrome relief of St Benito with angels, in the 18th century altarpiece by Pedro Duque Cornejo, in the Capilla de San Benito, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Bishop Benito Marin, 1750-69, is buried in this chapel. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel head and scroll, detail from the 18th century altarpiece by Pedro Duque Cornejo, in the Capilla de San Benito, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Bishop Benito Marin, 1750-69, is buried in this chapel. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Gertrude of Helfta, detail from the 18th century altarpiece by Pedro Duque Cornejo, in the Capilla de San Benito, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Bishop Benito Marin, 1750-69, is buried in this chapel. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Holy Family with St John the Baptist, or Virgin of the Ribbon, c. 1520, by Pedro Machuca, in the Museum of Jaen Cathedral, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central cupola by Juan de Aranda Salazar, and lateral vaults, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the 4 corners of the cupola are reliefs of St Michael, St James, St Euphrasius and Santa Catalina, patron saint of Jaen. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion of St Peter, carving in a walnut choir stall, 16th century, by Lopez de Velasco, Jeronimo Quijano and Gutierre Gierero, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel on a cloud holding a silver lamp and behind, Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circumcision of Christ, stone relief panel, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Passion scene, painting by Sebastian Martinez, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apotheosis of St Euphrasius, with the saint surrounded by angels, detail, by Juan Adan and Miguel Verdiguier, from the altarpiece in the transition from Baroque to Neoclassical style, 1790, by Gregorio Manuel Lopez, in the Chapel of St Euphrasius, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central cupola by Juan de Aranda Salazar, lateral vaults, and corinthian capitals, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the 4 corners of the cupola are reliefs of St Michael, St James, St Euphrasius and Santa Catalina, patron saint of Jaen. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. In front is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cupola above the choir, with reliefs of angel musicians, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel on a cloud holding a silver lamp, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apotheosis of St Euphrasius, with the saint surrounded by angels, by Juan Adan and Miguel Verdiguier, from the altarpiece in the transition from Baroque to Neoclassical style, 1790, by Gregorio Manuel Lopez, in the Chapel of St Euphrasius, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfixion of the Virgin of Sorrows, detail, painting by Francisco Pancorbo, from the Baroque 18th century altarpiece in the Capilla de la Virgen de los Dolores y Santo Sepulcro, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The painting depicts Mary with Christ and the cross, with her chest pierced by a sword, surrounded by disciples and angels, with God and the Holy Spirit above. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cupola above the choir, with reliefs of angel musicians, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cupola above the choir, with reliefs of angel musicians, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Harrowing of Hell, Christ saving sinners from the Leviathan, carving in a walnut choir stall, 16th century, by Lopez de Velasco, Jeronimo Quijano and Gutierre Gierero, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Knight on horseback trampling soldiers in battle, carving in a walnut choir stall, 16th century, by Lopez de Velasco, Jeronimo Quijano and Gutierre Gierero, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin of Piety or Virgin of the Mantle with Child, with below, Bishop Pedro Cardenal Pacheco Ladron de Guevara and other members of the council, and evangelists John and Luke, from the 16th century altarpiece by Pedro Machuca, in the Sala Capitular or Chapter Room, also known as the Capilla de San Pedro de Osma, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scourging at the pillar, painting by Sebastian Martinez, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir of the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The relic of the Santo Rostro or Holy Face (La Veronica) is enclosed in a reliquary made by Jose Francisco de Valderrama in 1731. In front is the Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar mayor or main altar, made in 1657 by Pedro Portillo from red marble, with tabernacle by Juan Pedro Arnal with a jasper crystal cross framed in bronze and 6 white marble angels, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Circumcision of Christ, stone relief panel, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polychrome relief of the Coronation of the Virgin, surrounded by angels, by Sebastien Solis, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Michael beating the demon, stone relief by Julian Roldan, on the Puerta de los Fieles on the main facade of the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Martyrdom of Pope Clement I, carving in a walnut choir stall, 16th century, by Lopez de Velasco, Jeronimo Quijano and Gutierre Gierero, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Father of the Church writing in a book, painting from the 16th century altarpiece by Pedro Machuca, in the Sala Capitular or Chapter Room, also known as the Capilla de San Pedro de Osma, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cherubs holding the Rostro Santo, or La Veronica veil, painting by Sebastian Martinez, in the Neoclassical altarpiece by Sebastian and Francisco Solis, in the Capilla del Rostro Santo, built by Juan de Aranda in the 17th century, the main chapel in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Choir of the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Birth of St Benito, oval medallion with polychrome relief, in the 18th century altarpiece by Pedro Duque Cornejo, in the Capilla de San Benito, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Bishop Benito Marin, 1750-69, is buried in this chapel. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Benito and other monks in the refectory, polychrome relief, in the 18th century altarpiece by Pedro Duque Cornejo, in the Capilla de San Benito, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Bishop Benito Marin, 1750-69, is buried in this chapel. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transfixion of the Virgin of Sorrows, painting by Francisco Pancorbo, from the Baroque 18th century altarpiece in the Capilla de la Virgen de los Dolores y Santo Sepulcro, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The painting depicts Mary with Christ and the cross, with her chest pierced by a sword, surrounded by disciples and angels, with God and the Holy Spirit above. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptismal font and choir of the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The choir was built 1730-36 by Jose Gallego and Oviedo del Portal, with walnut stalls, and is one of the largest in Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue from the Capilla de la Virgen de los Dolores y Santo Sepulcro, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Pedro de Osma, from the 16th century altarpiece by Pedro Machuca, in the Sala Capitular or Chapter Room, also known as the Capilla de San Pedro de Osma, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Hospital de Santiago (Hospital of Santiago), designed by Andres de Vandelvira in 1562 in Spanish Renaissance style, and completed in 1575, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Don Diego de los Cobos, bishop of Jaen, as a hospital for the poor. It has a large central courtyard with a 2 storey arcade and marble columns, with 2 towers and ceramic roof tiles. The hospital is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Caryatid with mournful expression and sibyl holding tablet, sculptural detail from the Sacristy,  designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Virgin of the Martyrs on the main baroque altarpiece, by Alonso Rosillo in 1619, and Manuel del Alamo, in 1674 and gilded by Manuel Pancorbo in 1741, in the choir of the Catedral de la Natividad de Nuestra Senora, or Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. In the centre of the altarpiece is a reliquary urn containing the remains of San Pedro Pascual, and a niche with the Virgin of the Martyrs. Built on the site of a mosque, the current building was commissioned by Bishop Francisco Delgado Lopez and designed by Andres de Vandelvira in Renaissance style in the 16th century. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a frieze with scenes from Exodus and corinthian capital with figures, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a female figure and cherub and column with corinthian capital with figures, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a saint in a niche on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Southern part of the town of Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, with mountains in the distance. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arch and atlante, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of a man emerging from a circular recess in the wall, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the metal grill separating the nave from the crypt, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of an apostle from the Transfiguration of Christ, from the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin and child statue, north altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of a bare-breasted smiling woman emerging from a circular recess in the wall, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Bury Al-Hamma or Burgalimar Castle, an Arab fortress completed 968 AD by the Cordoban Umayyad Caliph Alhakam II, in Banos de la Encina, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The castle has 15 10m high square towers and crenellated walls, with a high keep added later in the Christian era, and is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clothed and crowned sculpture of the baby Jesus, used by San Juan de la Cruz or St John of the Cross when celebrating Christmas, 16th century, by an unknown artist, in the Museum of St John of the Cross, or the Museo Conventual y Oratorio de San Juan de la Cruz, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. St John of the Cross, 1542-91, was a Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest and one of the Doctors of the Church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arab wood-burning furnace, 15th - 16th century, in the Museo de Alfareria Paco Tito, or Paco Tito Pottery Museum, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The museum is housed in a mansion in San Millan, the pottery district of Ubeda, and belongs to a family of potters who still use traditional methods and techniques using the original ovens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph of Antonio Machado (third from the right, first row), 1875-1939, Spanish poet and professor, with colleagues, in the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central nave of the Catedral de la Natividad de Nuestra Senora, or Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Built on the site of a mosque, the current building was commissioned by Bishop Francisco Delgado Lopez and designed by Andres de Vandelvira in Renaissance style in the 16th century. The cathedral is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mikveh, or Jewish ritual purification bath, fed by 7 connecting wells, with a menorah, in the Sinagoga del Agua, or Water Synagogue, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. This recently discovered building is thought to be an 11th - 14th century synagogue and also contains a yard, cellar, balcony, and living room. The mikveh is thought to have been used by women who had just given birth or were recently married, and is housed in a neolithic cave dating to 5000 BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South portal dedicated to Charity, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with naked figures around window surround, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with pinnacles and flowers, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South portal dedicated to Charity, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arches, caryatid with mournful expression and sibyls holding tablets, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a frieze and column with corinthian capital with figures, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of Neptune, god of the sea, fighting a sea monster with his trident, from a series of reliefs of classical Greek gods on the intrados (underside of the arch) of the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of Jupiter, god of the sky, holding lightning bolts, from a series of reliefs of classical Greek gods on the intrados (underside of the arch) of the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of Mars, god of war, from a series of reliefs of classical Greek gods on the intrados (underside of the arch) of the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the birth of the Virgin, from scenes from the Life of the Virgin, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a saint writing on a book in a niche on the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The altarpiece features a central sculpture of the Transfiguration of Christ under an ornate canopy, and statues in niches separated by pilasters with corinthian capitals. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of a man emerging from a circular recess in the wall, sculptural detail from the Sacristy, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509–75, and sculpted by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inside the Castillo de Bury Al-Hamma or Burgalimar Castle, an Arab fortress completed 968 AD by the Cordoban Umayyad Caliph Alhakam II, in Banos de la Encina, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The castle has 15 10m high square towers and crenellated walls made from tamped earth and mortar, with a high keep added later in the Christian era, and is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Engraving of San Juan de la Cruz or St John of the Cross, 18th century, by an unknown artist, from the collection of the Carmelitas Descalzos or Order of the Discalced Carmelites, in the Museum of St John of the Cross, or the Museo Conventual y Oratorio de San Juan de la Cruz, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. St John of the Cross, 1542-91, was a Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest and one of the Doctors of the Church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Palacio de las Cadenas or Palace of the Chains, or Vazquez de Molina Palace, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509-75, and built 1546-65 in Renaissance style for Juan Vazquez de Molina, in the Vazquez de Molina Square, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The 3 storey building has a central portal, triangular pediments on the first floor windows, bull's eye windows and caryatids on the second floor and lanterns on the roof corners. In the foreground is a formal garden with palm trees and topiary hedges. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the thermal baths of the Villa del Olivar, in the ancient Roman Iberian city of Castulo, near Linares in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. There are several similar spas in Castulo, used 1st - 4th century AD, consisting of a hipocaustum, boiler room, caldarium, warm room, ovens worked by slaves, frigidarium, cold room and latrines. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Palacio de las Cadenas or Palace of the Chains, or Vazquez de Molina Palace, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509-75, and built 1546-65 in Renaissance style for Juan Vazquez de Molina, in the Vazquez de Molina Square, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The 3 storey building has a central portal, triangular pediments on the first floor windows, bull's eye windows and caryatids on the second floor and lanterns on the roof corners. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Calle Corazon de Jesus, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. This is a quiet residential street in the historic town of Ubeda, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its wealth of Renaissance architecture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arab wood-burning furnace, 15th - 16th century, in the Museo de Alfareria Paco Tito, or Paco Tito Pottery Museum, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The museum is housed in a mansion in San Millan, the pottery district of Ubeda, and belongs to a family of potters who still use traditional methods and techniques using the original ovens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustration of an ancient Iberian incineration ritual, by Victorino Mayoral, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main room with women's balcony above in the Sinagoga del Agua, or Water Synagogue, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. This recently discovered building is thought to be an 11th - 14th century synagogue, with yard, cellar, balcony, living room and mikveh, or Jewish ritual purification bath, fed by 7 connecting wells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main room with women's balcony above in the Sinagoga del Agua, or Water Synagogue, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. This recently discovered building is thought to be an 11th - 14th century synagogue, with yard, cellar, balcony, living room and mikveh, or Jewish ritual purification bath, fed by 7 connecting wells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of San Juan de la Cruz or St John of the Cross with a cross, on the Baroque altarpiece from the Basilica de San Juan de la Cruz, made by monks as well as craftsmen, in Room 2 of the Museum of St John of the Cross, or the Museo Conventual y Oratorio de San Juan de la Cruz, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. St John of the Cross, 1542-91, was a Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest and one of the Doctors of the Church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave, grill, crypt, cupola and main altarpiece by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail with naked figures around window surround, from the facade of the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now the Universidad Internacional de Andalusia (UNIA), or International University of Andalusia, in Baeza, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The building was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides Manrique, lord of Jabalquinto, was designed by Enrique Egas and Pedro Lopez, and has a decorative facade featuring pineapples, fronds, flowerpots and bows. The palace is listed as a historic monument and the Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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