Panel
1333-1354 (made)
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This is a panel of painted stucco from the Alhambra, Granada. The ground colour of this object is scarlet, the large compartments are blue, and the whole is heightened with gold. One quarter of a geometrical pattern in this panel radiates from a star; the compartments are bordered by a rope moulding and filled with leaves.
A similar geometrical pattern can be found in the ceilling of the Hall of Ambassadors in the Alhambra.
A similar geometrical pattern can be found in the ceilling of the Hall of Ambassadors in the Alhambra.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded and painted plaster with gilding |
| Brief description | Pinted stucco panel from Alhambra, ca. 1330-50. |
| Physical description | Based on a geometric pattern including stars, leaves and hexagonal shapes. Brightly coloured with reds. blues and golds. |
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| Gallery label | The interiors of Islamic Spanish buildings are often entirely decorated in dazzling patterns. The upper walls are covered in plaster, carved or moulded in relief, and often brightly coloured, perhaps in imitation of textile hangings. The patterns are based on geometric design principles and often incorporate leaf ornament and inscriptions. (V&A Architecture Gallery Object database label) |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Henry H. Howorth K.C.I.E. through Art Fund |
| Object history | From the Alhambra, Hispano-Moresque, 14th Century. A similar geometrical pattern is in the ceiling of the Hall of the Ambassadors in the Alhambra. |
| Summary | This is a panel of painted stucco from the Alhambra, Granada. The ground colour of this object is scarlet, the large compartments are blue, and the whole is heightened with gold. One quarter of a geometrical pattern in this panel radiates from a star; the compartments are bordered by a rope moulding and filled with leaves. A similar geometrical pattern can be found in the ceilling of the Hall of Ambassadors in the Alhambra. |
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| Accession number | A.9-1913 |
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| Record created | November 16, 2005 |
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