Description Palacio de la Ribera

1 description

1.1 painting collection , guests
1.2 gardens , sculptures
1.3 access , river related
1.4 galleys , gondolas in pisuerga river

description

the palacio de la ribera divided 2 parts: 1 part facing north of main pavilion, 1 of sides of closed courtyard 3 arcaded galleries, , other facing south, construction formed angle main pavilion , garden decorated parterres. there tower topped spire of lead @ intersection of 2 buildings, view on river , gardens. roof decorated red tiles. main entrance of palace opened onto paseo del monasterio del prado (current salamanca avenue).

the palace, perpendicular river , on classical style of habsburgs, located on high grounds , safe dreaded flood of channel. southern facade of palace had 5 doors , twenty large windows; there thirty-four windows on northern facade, , side facing river had 3 balconies. inside building, there hallway, oratory, main staircase, 4 rooms on main floor, 3 more on second floor along other agencies , services. rooms had painted ceilings. 1 of rooms decorated tiles , had fountain.

the palace had 2 high galleries; 1 gallery faced courtyard conditioned bullfights. other gallery had view on river naumachias (naval combats) , famous despeño del toro seen. despeño del toro” popular feast in animal thrown pisuerga river greased ramp placed purpose , speared gondolas delight of citizens massed on other side of river.

the palace had first zoo of city , housed lions, camels, deer, wild pigs, rabbits, bobcats, porcupines, herons, pheasants, turtle doves, , feathered birds. part of orchard transformed hunting forest.

painting collection , guests

according inventory of 15 november 1607 preserved in archivo general de palacio in madrid, palace housed several masterpieces such collection of royal portraits of pantoja de la cruz , rubens, paintings carducci brothers, andrea del sarto, veronese, titian, bassano, , work raphael. rubens attended celebrations of palace in 1603 when arrived @ valladolid ambassador of duke of mantua. during stay of several months, painted portraits, such equestrian portrait of duke of lerma , in museo del prado, , works heraclitus , democritus preserved @ museo nacional de san gregorio. later inventory made in 1703, identified 519 paintings, 70 faenza ceramics , great , luxurious furniture pieces.

gardens , sculptures

the giambologna s samson slaying philistine formed part of fountain presided on main garden.

fountains , statues following italian late-renaissance style visual axes of garden walks. large garden many benches designed @ south of palace, hosting collection of selected botanical species , large aviary.

the masterpiece of these spaces fountain presided on main garden of huerta del rey (orchard of king). fountain consisted of pond , large cup topped sculpture samson slaying philistine , masterpiece mannerist sculptor giambologna. sculpture came house of ambassador of florence, whom duke of lerma bought it. in year 1623, sculpture gifted philip iv, along painting veronese prince of wales, future charles of england. sculpture kept in victoria , albert museum in london , 1 of jewels of museum. cup of fountain left in valladolid in served basis fountain of bacchus, in island’s garden of aranjuez, remains today.

access , river related

the duke of lerma ordered build secret passage connect orchard of king royal palace across river san quirce street , alongside palacio de los condes de benavente. duke copied experience of architect vasari in florence in long passage connected palazzo degli uffizi palazzo pitti on other side of arno river. chambers accessed passage palacio de la ribera, stored under lock 2,400 ordinary glasses , 205 crystal glasses supposed placed in palace’s windows when kings hosted in palace.

two piers in river provided access palace boat. square wooden tower top room , windows covered blinds made functions of large gazebo on water level particularly attractive in summer time. duke considered chances of making pisuerga navigable monastery of prado , planned extend navigation zamora; however, after return of court madrid in 1606 these plans forgotten.

a pumping water system built near puente mayor bring water pisuerga gardens , crops of orchard of king. work carried out military sailor pedro de zubiaurre in collaboration architect diego de praves. de zubiaurre not engineer. while being imprisoned in tower of london spying philip ii in english court, de zubiaurre took note of hydraulic system developed peter morice pump water thames pipes distribution citizens’ houses in london. complexity of pumping water system, entirely new in spain, in same line of engineering work cremonese juanelo turriano built charles v in toledo on tagus river. structure made of ferries wheels, arcades of distribution , lead pipes continued work until 1618.

galleys , gondolas in pisuerga river

a set of galleys , gondolas used both cross pisuerga river , shows during festivities. 1 of these ships royal galley “san felipe”, named in king’s honor , painted in blue , gold tones santiago de las cuevas in 1602. same year, artist bartolomeo carducci painted 2 royal coat of arms in pennants of new gondola, while santiago remesal decorated ship banners, flags , pennants included religious symbols, royal emblems , coat of arms of valladolid.