The Alhambra, an Islamic palace

  • Cynthia Robinson Cornell University Department of the History of Art
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2013.v23.42840
Keywords: Alhambra, courtly love, Ibn al-Khatīb, Nasrids, paintings on leather, Hall of Justice, symbolism, Sufism.

Abstract

This article employs a variety of texts in order to propose a new reading of the Lady of the so-called “Hall of Justice” paintings which links her to a project of Nasrid dynastic self-representation involving, in addition to the Lady herself, trees, vegetation, gardens and evocations of the family of the Prophet Muhammad. It is proposed that the symbolic significance accorded to the Lady by the Nasrids is related to the importance of the Virgin at Christian courts with which the Nasrids were in contact.

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Published
2013-07-25
How to Cite
Robinson C. (2013). The Alhambra, an Islamic palace. Anales de Historia del Arte, 23(Esp. (II), 287-304. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ANHA.2013.v23.42840
Issue
Vol. 23 No. Esp. (II) (2013): VI Jornadas complutenses de Arte Medieval. Palacio y génesis del estado moderno en los reinos hispanos
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Articles

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