Cathedral of Toledo. The Choir
Without doubt, the most magnificient in the Christian
world. Enclosed by the monumental grille by Domingo de Céspedes of Toledo, which bears
the date 1548 and is his greatest achievement in the Cathedral the choir, in two levels,
is of impressive grandeur.The stalls of the lower choir were commenced at the height of the War of Granada, in 1489, during the archbishopric of Cardinal Mendoza. Wishing to leave a splendid memorial to this enterprise, in which he had participated, Mendoza commissioned the decoration of the wooden backs with scenes of the surrender of towns and fortresses culminating in the conquest of Granada.
The Upper Choir. This is composed of seventy-two seats. One glance is sufficient to appreciate the work of two geniuses who left here the highest achievement of their art: Alonso de Berruguete, the dynamic sculptor of Paredes de Nava and the serene, classical Burgundian, Felipe Virgani, who carved this incomparable piece between 1540 and 1544.
The two Testaments and the Church are depicted in the stalls. The upper pan is occupied by the genealogies of Christ according to the Gospels, and Ihe lower by the characters of The Old Covenant and the New and the Saints. A complete theology of the Faith.
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