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Architectural Model

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Don Rafael Contreas (artist)
Place of origin
Granada (City) (made)

This is an architectural model of the Palace of the Alhambra in Granada in Spain, made by Don Rafael Contreas. The model is made in stucco and framed, glazed and coloured. The window of this model is now almost wholly destroyed.


Object details

Category
Architecture
Object type
Architectural model
Materials and techniques
Stucco, coloured, glazed and framed
Stucco
Glazing
Colouring
Framing
Brief description
Architectural model, stucco, of a window of the Alhambra Palace, by Don Rafael Contreas, Granada, 19th century
Physical description
Architectural model in stucco, framed and glazed, coloured.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
  • Width: 32.4cm
Object history
Bought for £4 10s., in 1865.
Summary
This is an architectural model of the Palace of the Alhambra in Granada in Spain, made by Don Rafael Contreas. The model is made in stucco and framed, glazed and coloured. The window of this model is now almost wholly destroyed.
Bibliographic references
  • Leslie, Fiona. Inside Outside: Chnging Attitudes towards Architectural Models in the Museums at South Kensington. Architectural History, 47, 2004, pp. 159-200
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1865. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 2
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
459-1865

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Record createdApril 22, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O153057/architectural-model-don-rafael-contreas/
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