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Drawing room (1 of 2)

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In this little room adjacent to the Salón de Mosaicos (Hall of Mosaics) houses part of the 15th chapter choir which belonged to the ancient town council, with an illustration of the collaciones or parish of Córdoba. The symbols and shields which were carved onto the backs of the armchairs survive to this day.
The room also houses la mesa del mapa de los descubrimientos, a table featuring maps of the new lands discovered by the Spanish, other works of great artistic significance and a 19th century bureau. The centrepiece at the end of the room is a Roman mosaic depicting the ocean.
There are also two sculptures. The head of the Great Captain, in marble, an original piece which depicts the same image as the equestrian sculpture located at the centre of Tendillas Square in Córdoba; and the bust of González Fernández de Córdoba, the "Great Captain", an original work by sculptor, painter and architect Federico Amutio y Amil (1869-1942) dating from1908. The artist was awarded third prize in the Fine Arts Exhibitions of 1890 and 1892, as well as the third medal in 1901 in Decorative Art. He also received an honourable mention in 1895 in architecture.