Fernando Sánchez Castillo On Christmas Eve of 1734, a fire broke out at the Royal Alcázar of Madrid, a Spanish palace known for its extravagant architecture and bountiful art collection. Spreading quickly and uncontrollably, the catastrophic blaze raged for four days. Over 1,000 paintings were salvaged from the fire, according to El País’ Miguel Ángel García Vega. Among them…
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