La colección artística del III duque de Alcalá: nuevos documentos

In 1987 the professors J. Brown and R. L. Kagan published the inventory of Fernando Afán Enríquez de Ribera, 3rd duke of Alcalá de los Gazules, who harboured in his Sevillian palace one of the most important art collections of the Spanish Golden Age. Nevertheless, the mystery for the most part of piece?s location remained unsolved. Currently, due to a new documental discovery in the Archivo Histórico Provincial de Sevilla, we can follow their steps proving the acquisition of a big percentage by the VIIth duke of Medinaceli, and the gradual dispersion of the artworks through consecutive shipments, two auctions and several robberies