Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco | 1506–15 | Spanish, Almería

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Don Pedro Fajardo y Chacón (ca. 1478–1546) was given the town of Vélez Blanco by royal act. Between 1506 and 1515, he erected a castle with a central courtyard embellished with Italian Renaissance ornament in local Macael marble carved by craftsmen from Lombardy.

Featured Artwork of the Day: Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco | 1506–15 | Spanish, Almería http://met.org/1HJkFuP