The Story of SevilleGallichan, Walter M. (Walter Matthew)
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The Story of Seville
Gallichan, Walter M. (Walter Matthew)
Seville (Spain)
_San Roque_ is in the Barrio de San Roque, not far from Santa Lucia. The
church was destroyed by fire in 1759, and rebuilt in 1769. It is not of
great interest, though the arches of the naves are graceful, and the
small tower is worthy of note. In times of flood, the Guadalquivir
inundates this suburb, and the water flows into the church.
_San Bartolomé_ may be reached from the last-mentioned church by the
Recared ó Industria and the Calle Tinte. The church was built on the
site of a Jewish synagogue, after the expulsion of the Jews by the
Catholic Kings of Spain. The _retablo_ and the sculpture of our Lady of
Joy is antique and interesting.
_Santa Maria de las Nieves, or la Blanca_, is close to San Bartolomé.
Until the year 1391 this church was a synagogue. It has three small
naves, marble columns, and plateresque ornamentation. The two doors are
Gothic. There is a painting attributed to Murillo, and one of our Lady
of the Augustias, with the dead Christ in her arms, by Luis de Vargas,
the famous fresco painter.
_San Salvador_ is in the centre of the city, behind the Audencia, and
may be reached from Sierpes by the Calle de Gallegos. This church is not
of much importance from its age; but it contains effigies by Montañez,
the most celebrated being the figure of San Cristobal.
_San Isidoro_ is built upon the ground where a fine mosque once stood.
It is stated that St. Isidore was born upon this spot or close to the
church. Juan de las Roelas painted the Translation of San Isidoro for
the principal altar. There are also pictures by Murillo, Valdés, and
Tortolero, and a statue of Santa Catalina by Roldan the Elder.
_San Julian_ should be visited for an inspection of the large painting
of San Cristobal, the work of Juan Sanchez de Castro. The painting of
St. Christopher has been retouched. It was executed in 1484, and the
work is of great interest as an example of the art of the earliest
Sevillian painter.
I have now mentioned thirteen churches. There are more to visit.
_San Bernardo_ is in the suburb of that name. It is built on the spot
where a hermitage stood until 1593. The church has three wide naves. It
should be visited for an inspection of the pictures. In the left nave is
a painting of the Last Judgment, the work of Herrera the Elder.
The _Cena de Jesus_ is by Francisco de Varela. It was executed in 1622,
and is regarded as one of the finest works of that painter. The statues
of St. Michael, the Faith, St. Augustine and St. Thomas are the work of
Luisa Roldan. The organ of this church is one of the best in Seville.
[Illustration: Puerta de Santa Maria]
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