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Ceramic wall of azulejos (glazed tiles) of the 17th-18th centuries. In the former Hospital de la Santa Creu, the sick members of the wool-carders guild were attended here.
Tapestry woven with silk and wool. It was part of a eight pieces collection telling The Loves of Mercury and Herse. This particular piece depicts the scene when Mercury first sees Herse. Made in Brussels in the second half of the 16th century, it shows a certain Italian influence, and bears the mark of the businessman Guillermo Panemark.
Map of the World by Juan de la Cosa (1450-1510). It is a facsimile made at the beginning of the 19th century, reproducing a map that depicts Europe, Africa, a large part of Asia and, for the first time, the American eastern coast. The original of this navigation chart is kept in the Madrid Naval Museum.
Tapestry woven with silk and wool. It was part of a eight pieces collection telling The Loves of Mercury and Herse. This particular piece depicts the scene when Mercury first sees Herse. Made in Brussels in the second half of the 16th century, it shows a certain Italian influence, and bears the mark of the businessman Guillermo Panemark.
Map of the World by Juan de la Cosa (1450-1510). It is a facsimile made at the beginning of the 19th century, reproducing a map that depicts Europe, Africa, a large part of Asia and, for the first time, the American eastern coast. The original of this navigation chart is kept in the Madrid Naval Museum.
