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By Jesse Poovey and Sarah Walters

            Wednesday, the 29th, we went to the Museo Zuloaga after class. Built in the 6th century, San Juan de los Caballeros is the oldest church in Segovia, which now is home to a museum of pottery and ceramics. In 1905, Daniel Zuloaga bought the abandoned church to convert it into his workshop. Here he made and sold pottery and other ceramics until his death in 1921. Zuloaga had four children, who all were a part of his business. His workshop was also used by another important ceramicist, Zuloaga’s nephew, Ignacio. Later, in 1955, the state bought the building to convert it into the museum.

            It was very interesting to see such an ancient church in such good condition without much remodeling. The artwork and ceramic pottery was well preserved and the walk-through was well displayed. It was also interesting to see the sketches Zuloaga made during his time in the building. Overall, this was a very interesting and insightful look into a piece of the history of ceramic art in Segovia.

Miércoles, el 29 de mayo, fuimos al Museo Zuloaga después de clase. Construido en el siglo seis, San Juan de los Cabelleros es la iglesia más vieja en Segovia, la cual es la casa de un museo de alfarería y cerámica. En 1905, Daniel Zuloaga compró la iglesia abandonada para cambiarla a su taller. Aquí él hizo y vendió alfarería y cerámica hasta que se murió en 1921. Zuloaga tuvo cuatro hijos y fueron parte de su impresa también. Su taller fue usado por otro ceramista importante, su sobrino, Ignacio. Luego, en 1955, el estado compró el edificio para convertirlo en un museo.

            Fue muy interesante ver una iglesia antigua en buenas condiciones sin mucha remodelación. Las obras de arte y cerámicas se han conservado bien y la gira mostró bien. Fue interesante ver los bocetos hizo por Zuloaga durante su duración en el edificio. De todas maneras, fue una gira muy interesante y perspicaz a la historia de arte cerámica en Segovia.


Emily McEvoy
5/29/2013 07:43:50 am

Great job! I liked reading about Daniel Zuloaga and how he turned the oldest church in Segovia into his workshop! I thought it was so cool that is was the oldest church in Segovia! I liked how you included how it was cool to see the church remodeled. It was so cool inside how they were able to mix ancient and modern architecture!

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Kristin Snyder
5/29/2013 08:26:09 am

It was very interesting to see how the lower level of the museum still looked like a church while the upper level displayed most of Zuloaga's artwork. Good work on the blog and great pics!

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Caroline Ward
5/29/2013 08:54:07 am

Loved the detail about the history of building and the art in it. It was incredible to visit such an old site and see how well kept it was. I also thought it was fascinating to see the half-finished sketches that were made for various projects! Amazing pictures!

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Ben Gillespie
5/29/2013 05:15:46 pm

It was awesome seeing all of those old sketches that he had especially the ones with his writing showing exactly what he was thinking when he was drawing

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Taylor Tharrington
6/3/2013 06:46:57 pm

I don't think I realized this was the oldest museum in Segovia so i'm glad you included this information. This post sums up our trip well and I loved the antique bathroom in this museum.

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Kaitlin Crenshaw
6/3/2013 06:51:20 pm

I love how you could see that the church was constructed in the sixth century and was renovated multiple times in later centuries. I think you guys did a great job with the blog!

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Sam Nichols
6/3/2013 07:12:45 pm

Awesome Job! The Church was incredible and I like that you provided good background about all of the transformations it has undergone, really cool to see the ancient history of this church alongside modern furnishings and an art gallery.

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Anitra Black
6/3/2013 07:42:53 pm

The alcazar was so beautiful. You all did a great job explaining the history ans capturing the day!

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Sarah Bucher
6/3/2013 07:53:38 pm

That museum was really cool! Loved how the first level was still a church but upstairs was his workshop/museum of all of his art! Glad we stopped by there after class. Good job on the blog!

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Kiona Deans
6/4/2013 05:31:05 am

I just realized that it is the oldest museum in Segovia after reading this now I can appreciate the great condition the place was in.

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Sierra Moraven
6/5/2013 05:45:35 am

Good job, guys! I really enjoyed your blog and learned some new things about the museum that I didn't pick up when we were there. Nice work!

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