El Greco Museum, Toledo

Kastilien-La Mancha / Spanien

The El Greco Museum is located in Toledo, Spain. It celebrates the mannerist painter El Greco , who spent much of his life in Toledo, having been born in Fodele, Crete.

Kathedrale von Toledo

Kastilien-La Mancha / Spanien

Die Kathedrale von Toledo, spanisch Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción de Toledo, ist die Kathedrale des Erzbistums Toledo in Toledo, Spanien. Sie ist ein Hauptwerk der spanischen Gotik.

Hospital de Tavera

Kastilien-La Mancha / Spanien

Das Hospital de Tavera ist ein ehemaliges Hospital in der Unterstadt von Toledo, der Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Provinz in der spanischen Autonomen Region Kastilien-La Mancha.

Iglesia de Santo Tomé, Toledo

Kastilien-La Mancha / Spanien

The Iglesia de Santo Tomé is a church located in the historical center of the city of Toledo , and was founded after the reconquest of this city by King Alfonso VI of León. It appears quoted in the 12th century, as constructed on the site of an old mosque of the 11th century. This mosque, together with other mosques in the city, were used as Christian churches without major changes, since in the taking of the city there was no destruction of buildings. However, at the beginning of the 14th century, being in a ruinous state the church was totally rebuilt in charge of Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo, Lord of Orgaz, and the old minaret of the mosque was transformed into a bell tower in Mudéjar style. Its fame is mainly due to the fact that it contains the painting The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco, which can be seen by accessing the back of church.

Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece

Kastilien-La Mancha / Spanien

The Santo Domingo el Antiguo Altarpiece is a 1577-1579 altarpiece by El Greco, painted for the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo, Spain. The artist had just arrived in Spain and this was his first major commission there, gained thanks to Diego de Castilla, who he had met in Rome. The total commission was for nine canvases, seven for the high altar and two for side altars. The high altarpiece was made up of an upper main canvas , a lower main canvas , four flanking panels of saints and a small painting on the tympanum between the two main paintings . Of these, only the original panels of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist remain in situ, along with the painting for the right-hand side altarpiece, Resurrection. Assumption is now in the Art Institute of Chicago and Holy Trinity in the Prado Museum. The rest are replaced in the church by copies.

Museum of Santa Cruz

Kastilien-La Mancha / Spanien

The Museum of Santa Cruz is a 16th century building in the city of Toledo, Spain, which was originally an important hospital , eventually becoming a museum in the 19th century. The hospital was founded by Cardinal Mendoza at the end of the 15th century to centralize assistance to orphaned and abandoned children in the city. It has a remarkable Plateresque portal, work of Alonso de Covarrubias. The building has a Greek cross plan and four courtyards, two of which were completely completed. The first is of Covarrubias and gives access to the upper floor through a three-ladder staircase. The museum has two floors. The cruiser covers the two floors and is covered with ribbed vaults. In the north arm was located the chapel. The museum has sections of Archeology, Fine Arts and Decorative Arts. The Fine Arts funds are distributed on the first and second floor of the building, and those of archeology, in the Noble Cloister and in an underground floor. The Decorative Arts have a sample of Toledan folk handicrafts, which is also located on the floor of the basement.

San Juan de los Reyes

Kastilien-La Mancha / Spanien

San Juan de los Reyes ist ein Franziskanerkloster aus dem 16. und 17. Jahrhundert in der spanischen Stadt Toledo. Seine Kirche ist dem Evangelisten Johannes geweiht.