Sculptural detail, Main portal, Sacra Capilla

Sculptural detail of Joachim and Anne embracing, from scenes from the Life of the Virgin, on the main portal, designed by Andres de Vandelvira, 1509-75, in Plateresque style, and carved by Esteban Jamete, 1515-65, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1536 Al-andalus Andalucia Andres Capilla Cobos Esteban Funerary Jaen Jamete Joachim Plateresque Portal Sacra Salvador Saviour Siloe Ubeda Vandelvira

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