Door of a Mudejar piece of furniture, XIV-XV centuries. Carved wood.

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Córdoba: 2,000 Years of Art

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Dec 21, 2021

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  Door of a Mudejar piece of furniture, XIV-XV centuries. Carved wood. Measurements: 103 x 37 cm. Mudejar furniture door entirely made of carved and polychrome wood, decorated with intricate Grecian and vegetal motifs in curved designs, tending to horror vacui and great compositional rhythm. Judging by its considerable size, we would find ourselves in front of the door that, together with another of the same characteristics, would form the front of a closet or cabinet. It does not preserve remains of polychromy, but the hinges are preserved. The Muslim art is, fundamentally, an aniconic art, where the representation of living beings is seen with distrust, being prohibited, in general, the painted or sculpted representation of the human being, but also of animals and even flowers or plants. Because of this, he developed a very rich decorative apparatus based on geometric elements and Arabic script. Private palaces and religious buildings are filled with plastered plinths and ceilings and carved wooden doors with elaborate motifs based on interlacing and borders. Because of their decorative richness and absence of obvious religious symbolism, these elements were easily integrated into Christian buildings. In some areas, such as Aragon, Muslim craftsmen were also highly appreciated and their work, which was highly valued at the time, can be seen in such important buildings as the cathedral of Teruel, the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre in Zaragoza, the cathedral of Tarazona, among others.
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