The Palm Gate of the Mosque of Cordoba - Alexandre Laborde, 1810
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Original hand-colored engraving. These views show the courtyard from the north entrance to the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, the 'Puerta de las Palmas'.
Provenance: Painterly and Historical Voyage of Spain. A descendant of Spaniards on his father's side, Alexander Laborde came to Spain as an attaché at the embassy of Lucian Bonaparte and toured the peninsula between 1800 and 1805 as an archaeologist. The result of his study of numerous monuments is his work, Painterly and Historical Voyage of Spain, a monumental, precise, erudite, and very careful work. Its four volumes contain a compendium of political and civil history, many archaeological monuments, and more than 900 engravings thanks to the collaboration of great draftsmen and engravers.
Plate XXI. Side door of the Mosque of Córdoba. It is practically identical to the original preserved in the Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art in Paris. These views show the courtyard from the northern entrance to the Cathedral, the "Puerta de las Palmas", formalized with two large Islamic horseshoe arches. Together with the door adjacent to the great minaret, it formed the main axis of the courtyard, extended into the interior of the building, something that aptly captured the view.
Print dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Drawn by Liger. Engraved by Schwartz.
Good conservation.
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Original hand-colored engraving. These views show the courtyard from the north entrance to the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, the 'Puerta de las Palmas'.
Provenance: Painterly and Historical Voyage of Spain. A descendant of Spaniards on his father's side, Alexander Laborde came to Spain as an attaché at the embassy of Lucian Bonaparte and toured the peninsula between 1800 and 1805 as an archaeologist. The result of his study of numerous monuments is his work, Painterly and Historical Voyage of Spain, a monumental, precise, erudite, and very careful work. Its four volumes contain a compendium of political and civil history, many archaeological monuments, and more than 900 engravings thanks to the collaboration of great draftsmen and engravers.
Plate XXI. Side door of the Mosque of Córdoba. It is practically identical to the original preserved in the Bibliothèque de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art in Paris. These views show the courtyard from the northern entrance to the Cathedral, the "Puerta de las Palmas", formalized with two large Islamic horseshoe arches. Together with the door adjacent to the great minaret, it formed the main axis of the courtyard, extended into the interior of the building, something that aptly captured the view.
Print dimensions: 38 x 28 cm
Drawn by Liger. Engraved by Schwartz.
Good conservation.