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The convent of the Discalced Carmelites

Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Tierra de Peñaranda, Salamanca

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The convent of the Discalced Carmelites

Monument · Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Tierra de Peñaranda, Salamanca

Declared a site of cultural interest on 30 January 1997, it was built in the 17th century - its plans, the work of Brother Juan de San José, were approved in 1667 - the most splendid building in the town. It received in its cloister the burial of Gaspar de Bracamonte y Guzmán, viceroy of Naples and the last count to live in the locality, who used his position to gather Italian masterpieces there: among them, a Prayer in the Garden of Olives by Andrea Vaccaro and an Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin attributed to the workshop of Guido Reni, as well as pieces by Luca Giordano, Jacopo Bassano and Lazzaro Baldi, the best collection of Italian painting in the area.

Photo: David Vicente Martín (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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