hercules in andujar and ubeda. footprints of hercules

KA2 Searching for the labours of

Hercules

Hercules in Andújar

This sculpture of Hercules in bronze, is a

symbol of the inmortality of the

building,that has remained alive and of

the strenght and courage of the owners to

fight the general negligence that has

favoured the loss of our rich architectonic

heritage.

Hércules in Andújar

Manuel Lopez Perez lives and works in

Andujar, where his interest in nature and art

were awakened at an early age. He uses many

different fields to explain feelings and

emotions.

Sirvente de Mieres Palace A Baroque house of the XVIII century,

located in the town center. It has got

a sandstone façade. It is known as

the house of D. Francisco de Mieres y

Cárdenas . Hercules, the sculpture made

by Manuel López, stands on the top as a

guardian of the building.

Nowadays it has become a charming

apartment house..

Holy Chapel of the Saviour This free-standing chapel, the pantheon of Francisco de los Cobos, secretary

to Emperor Charles V and his chief advisor in matters of the imperial funds,

is a masterpiece by Diego de Siloé; its layout embodies the full funerary

symbolism of the rotunda as an evocation of the Holy Sepulchre.

Siloé's design was executed by Andrés de

Vandelvira, who crafted the entire Sacristy.

The result is a church that stands comparison

with the finest Italian Renaissance architecture.

Holy Chapel of the Saviour In the façade there are references to the labours of Hercules, and in the

central point a relief of Jesus transfiguration at the Tabor mount.

There is a parallel between Hércules and Jesús, according to the idea that

both had to live as mortals and to pass hard tests and, after their deaths

caused by a betrayal, they recovered their places with their fathers.

Hercules fighting a centaur

Hercules and the Gerion's oxen