THE MERCURY POND OF THE ALCÁZAR DE SEVILLA (1572-1577): A BALANCE OF LOSSES
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https://doi.org/10.12795/LA.2019.i31.12Keywords:
Renaissance, Seville, Alcázar, Mercury Pond, gardensAbstract
The main purpose of this essay is to make a critical reading of the published documentation on the Renaissance reform of this fragment of the gardens of the Alcázar. A detailed description of the process of works is made here and this narration allows us to discover the changes that took place with the passage of time and the progressive deterioration of this space. The ensemble has been losing formal elements, chromatic features and hydraulic approaches that had in the past a sophistication that could be recovered largely with a restoration that could be raised to the same level of the initial project.
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