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The Mosque, Córdoba

1800s

England

Medium
lithograph
Credit Line
Gift of J. Byers Hays 1963.173
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Not on view
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The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Description

This print shows the Mosque of Córdoba, in Andalusia, southern Spain, being used as a Catholic cathedral. The site was used as 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.
A vertically oriented lithograph depicts a sunlit interior in delicate shading. Furthest left, a man leans against a column while another figure kneels. Next, two cloaked figures stand together on a tiled floor. Finally, two clerical figures in patterned robes read from a large book on the right. Above them, interlocking scalloped arches and script bands rise. Light from our left casts long, dark shadows across the columns and foreground figures.

The Mosque, Córdoba

1800s

England

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