Postcard: Sevilla
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 10:45AM 
Since it feels like sunny Spain around here - thank goodness! - I've decided to post this amazingly lovely postcard from Seville. "Entrada al Patio de la casa de Pilato"... I'm not sure how old this is, but since it's an illustration, I think it's from the 1920s or 1930s - maybe even older than that.
I love the depiction of the Moorish tile designs, carvings, and intricate metal scrollwork around the door. The whole thing gives just a taste of the exotic - I keep expecting Carmen to pop out of the garden just beyond the gate! And that wouldn't be too far off the mark; after a little research I found that the Casa de Pilatos was built in the mid-1500s. It was begun by Pedro Enriquez de Quiñones and completed by his son, Fadrique Enriquez de Ribera after a crusade to the Holy Land around 1519. The name of the house means "Pilate's House", referring to Pontius Pilate. Today, the home is the seat of the Dukes of Mendinaceli, and can still be visited today.
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