Salamanca - Hospital del Estudio

The Sala Calderón de la Barca has decorative elements from the old University Library, including particularly the fine ceiling painting by Fernando Gallego (ca. 1480) known as the "Cielo de Salamanca", which illustrates the state of knowledge of astronomy in the late fifth Ccntury. Some of the painting has been lost, but it is still possible to see the signs of the Zodiac, a number of constellations and the four winds.

The right-hand half of the Hospital del Estudio is occupied by the Escuelas Menores, the courtyard of which is entered through a double-arched doorway, splendidly decked with coats of arms, followed by a vestibule. Other items of interest are works of sculpture by Felipe de Vigarny and pictures by Juan de Vigarny.