Analysis of the mudejar polychrome decoration of the Patio de las Doncellas. Interventions carried out throughout its history

Abstract

This work focuses on the study of the polychrome decoration of the Patio de las Doncellas in the Palace of Pedro I (1356-1366), part of the Real Alcázar de Sevilla ensemble. The decoration of this space has undergone many interventions throughout its history to adapt to the fashions of the time. Therefore, the current surfaces seen nowadays look nothing alike their original appearance. With the aim of identifying the different polychromies and chronologically dating them, an exhaustive research on the plasterwork and wooden decoration (carved-alfarje and not carved-freeze) has been carried out based on documentary research, fieldwork and analytical studies.