Wooden Coffered Ceiling in the Alhambra
by Weston Westmoreland
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Wooden Coffered Ceiling in the Alhambra
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Coffered ceiling in the Alhambra of Granada, Spain.
One of the astonishing carved wood and gold coffered ceilings in the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra de Granada in Spain.
Built around 1350 AD, the Palaces in the Alhambra are the apex of Nasrid architecture. In this palaces Nasrid art achieved its greatest degree of magnificence, sensitivity and harmony. Light, water, color and exquisite decoration turn this palace into a pleasure for the senses. The abstract and geometric decoration steps back in this palace for a more naturalistic style, a result of Christian influence.
A place of breathtaking beauty, preserved by the wisdom of a Sultan who was later labelled a coward for surrendering the fortress before it was utterly destroyed in a fight he could not possibly win. I for one am grateful.
More Alhambra and Al-Andalusian images one copy-paste away in my Gallery at http://westonwestmoreland.com/collections/alhambra+and+alandalus
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February 6th, 2014
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