BEFORE THE VISIT

It’s important to prepare the visit with the following objectives: To cause an impact through the knowledge of the historic legacy of the Royal Chapel. If the school is provided with computer equipment, it could be done by browsing the different sections of this Website.

1 An introduction by the teacher

2 Group work

It’s advisable to get students into several groups to work on the themes the teacher considers more suitable for each group. The different themes are: the architecture, the royal mausoleums, the main altarpiece, the grilles, the Baroque, the gold and silver works, the fabrics, the Flemish panels, the Italian and Spanish paintings, the Queen’s books, and the Lonja. The additional themes –historic, biographical,musical and others, such as clothes, food, numismatics, philately- which have been suggested in the “Additional resources” section on the Website can be discussed if the teacher thinks that it helps.

3 A presentation of the works of each group

4 A dialog chaired by the teacher

This is to fully clarify the cognitive content and the purpose of visiting the Royal Chapel.

5 Elaboración de mural

It should have some images and a sentence of each group. This sentence should answer the following questions.

6 Later analysis
This is a task that must be performed by the teacher in order to discover his student’s feelings about the Royal Chapel and to channel the visit. It should be done by reading the answers to the above mentioned questions.

7 Material complementario de apoyo

LOCATION OF THE MAIN PARTS OF THE ROYAL CHAPEL


Ground plan of the Royal Chapel

Put the corresponding number on the ground plan of the Royal Chapel.

1 Entrance from Oficios streer
2 Entrance from the Cathedral
3 Tabernacle door

4 The Main Altarpiece
5 The Main GRille
6 The Choir

7 Tomb of the Catholic Kings
8 Tombs of Philip I and Joanna of Castile
9 Entrance to the crypt

10 Reliquary altar to the left of the crossing
11 Reliquary altar to the right of the crossing

12 Chapel of the Holy Cross
13 Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena
14 Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Buena Suerte

15 Entrance to the Sacristy-Museum

TO ENLARGE AND PRINT THE GROUND PLAN, PLEASE CLICK ON IT
THE ICONOGRAPHY OF THE MAIN ALTARPIECE

1 God the Father.
2 Holy Ghost.
3 Christ Crucified (detail).

4 Incarnation: The Virgin kneeling.
5 Incarnation: Archangel Gabriel.

6 Adoration of the Magi: Melchior.
7 Adoration of the Magi: Gaspar.
8 Adoration of the Magi: Balthazar.

9 Christ carrying his crosss.
10 Calvary: Christ Crucified with Virgin and St. John.
11 Pietà or the 5th Agony.

12 . Christ baptized by John the Baptist
13 Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist.
14 St. John the Baptist with the Lamb.
15 . St. John the Evangelist with a chalice.
16 Martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist.
17 St. John the Evangelist exiled to the Island of Patmos.

18 The Apostle St. Peter.
19 Evangelists: St. John.
20 Evangelists: St. Luke.
21 Fathers of the Church: St. Gregory.
22 Fathers of the Church: St. Jerome.
23 St. Paul. Apostle.
24 Evangelists: St. Matthew.
25 Evangelists: St. Mark.
26 Fathers of the Church: St. Ambrose.
27 Fathers of the Church: St. Augustine.

28 King Ferdinand the Catholic.
29 St. George.
30 Queen Isabella the Catholic.
31 St. James.

32 Entry of the Catholic Kings into Granada.
33 King Boabdil hands over the keys to the City of Granada.
34 Baptism of male Moorish converts.
35 Baptism of female Moorish converts.

To enlarge and print the diagram, please click on it.

Activities on the enclosed diagram

  • Write the name of each image on the main altarpiece, where
  • Color the areas where the the Holy Ghost is represented green(theological theme)
  • Color the areas where the Saints Johns are represented blue (theological theme)
  • Color all the areas with historic representations red (political theme)

This activity can be completed by coloring some other iconographical themes on the main altarpiece.