– EXHIBITIONS –

The Islamic Art of Granada and its Kingdom

1st April – 30th September, 1995

La Alhambra. Palace of Charles V. Granada.

No. of exhibits: 33

No. of visitors: 120,000

Water fountain in the shape of a Lion. Originally placed in the Maristan of Granada, founded by Muhammad V (1365-1367). Alhambra.
Among the objects on display there were Almohad jugs (12-13th c.) decorated with "cuerda seca" (dry cord) technique. Right, a large bowl (14-15th c.) belonging to a dinner service for presenting food.
Exhibition "The Islamic Art in Granada. Proposal for an Alhambra Museum". Alhambra Museum, Granada.
In the center of the hall, a large circular fountain (14th c.) carved in white veined marble. A hall in the exhibition "The Islamic art of Granada. Proposal for an Alhambra Museum".
Plasterwork panels (Nasrid period, 1273-1309). Detailed decoration and original polychromy.
Vase of the Gazelles (14th c.), tiling panels and Nasrid large jars.
In the foreground, Vase of the Gazelles (14th c.), one of the masterpieces of Spanish and universal medieval pottery
Left, tombstones with carved epitaphs (14-15th c.)
In the background, a Caucasian carpet (19th c.). The free-standing object is Fortuny-Simonetti Vase (14th c.). In the center of the hall, large circular fountain (4th c.), carved in white veined marble.
In the background, Mudejar latticework (16th c.)

The main focus of the exhibition was on the artistic production generated in the last Muslim kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula, the Nasrid kingdom between 1238 and 1492. It sought to deepen in the artistic legacy of al-Andalus after the success achieved by the exhibition held in the Alhambra in 1992.

Archaeological objects from excavations and finds in the Alhambra itself, in the main monuments of Granada and other coming from peripheral areas of the Nasrid kingdom and from regions of Christian Spain and the Maghreb were on display in this exhibition.

Architectural elements such as capitals, roofs, tiles and columns and other pieces of great artistic value were shown to the visitor, such as the Vase of the Gazelles, the bronze lamp of the Mosque of the Alhambra, the doors of the Hall of the Two Sisters (Alhambra) and the one of Las Alacenas, as well as coins, oil lamps and large ceramic bowls.

Publication
El legado andalusí. The art of living
Music and poetry in southern al-Andalus

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