The Judges’ Resting Room: as Instagram posts go, think of this as a rather indulgent ‘Russian Doll’. An unfolding palimpsest of glimpses through carved doorways in richly-decorated tiled walls, saving the need to zoom in. One can’t do these kinds of posts normally, circumnavigating hundreds of other visitors, but it was pretty much empty when I was there. I adored these two rooms in the Casa de Pilatos; they are an elegant combination of Mudejar and Isabelline Gothic decoration from the late 15th century. That intense colour, like Sevillian oranges, carries through from one room into another. The light falls from different sides in each room. The effect is mesmerising. The room’s name is biblical - after the 71 members of the Sanhedrin of Israel that judged Jesus before the Passion. This was the Palace of the Chief Governors of Andalusia: the tribunal of the Spanish Inquisition, set up in 1478 to convert non-convert Jews and Muslims, was connected to this site. Yet the painting of the three kings with Jesus, Mary and Joseph is a more positive reminder of the meeting of cultures with Balthazar, Melchior and Caspar coming together from Africa, Asia and across the Middle East, under which stands a Roman bust. #interiors #interiorstyling #casadepilatos #seville #mudejar #sevilla #interiordecor #interiordecoration #orange #history (at Casa de Pilatos)
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