hidden treasure deep inside the house; Medieval paintings retell history

According to Heritage Daily; During the renovation of an old house in the historical neighborhood of “Canónigos” (Canónigos) in the city of Toledo in Spain, a rare collection including 35 colorful wooden panels belonging to the 13th and 14th centuries was discovered. These works, which were hidden deep in the ground and under the current floor coverings of the house, were actually reused as building materials.

Dating back to the reigns of kings such as Alfonso X, Sancho IV, and Fernando IV, these valuable paintings depict various scenes of court life, battles, and wisdom. Among the motifs of these pieces, the faces of philosophers, nobles, kings, knights and scientists can be seen, which gives valuable information about the political and intellectual culture of Toledo at that time.

This important discovery was announced during the opening of the exhibition “What the city hides: images of the medieval court of Toledo” at the National Museum of Archeology of Spain. Currently, these pieces have been transferred to the Santa Cruz Museum for preservation and further analysis. Castilla-La Mancha regional authorities described the find as the result of extensive investment in the preservation of Toledo’s cultural and historical landscape and supervised archaeological excavations.