Picturesque Sketches in Spain: The Mosque, Cordova

1837

Hodgson & Graves, 6, Pall Mall, London

Culture

England, 19th century

Medium

lithograph

Support

Wove paper

Measurements

Sheet: 55 x 37.4 cm (21 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.); Image: 40.9 x 28.6 cm (16 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.266

Catalogue raisonné

Abbey 152:13

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Location

116 Islamic

Did You Know?

The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Description

This print shows the Mosque of Cordoba, in Andalusia, southern Spain, being used as a Catholic cathedral. The site was a mosque from 785 through 1236, when it was converted into a cathedral under the Christian kingdom of Castile. Today the building includes both Islamic and Christian architectural elements. The scalloped archway recalls the period in which the Moors, a Muslim cultural group, ruled parts of Spain and Portugal. An altar with a crucifix is visible, and the Christogram IHS (an abbreviation of the first three letters of Jesus’s name in Greek) can be seen on one priest’s shoulder.