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Mudejarismo and Moorish Revival in Europe
Cultural Negotiations and Artistic Translations in the Middle Ages and 19th-century Historicism
Series: - Visualising the Middle Ages, Volume: 13
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Mudejarismo and Moorish Revival in Europe examines key aspects related to the reception of Ibero-Islamic architecture in medieval Iberia and 19th-century Europe. It challenges prevalent readings of architecture and interiors whose creation was the result of cultural encounters. As Mudéjar and neo-Moorish architecture are closely connected to the Islamic world, concepts of identity, nationalism, religious and ethnic belonging, as well as Orientalism and Islamoscepticism significantly shaped the way in which they have been perceived over time. This volume offers art historical and socio-cultural analysis of selected case studies from Spain to Russia and opens the door to a better understanding of interconnected cultural and artistic phenomena.
Contributors are (in order of appearance) Francine Giese, Ariane Varela Braga, Michael A. Conrad, Katrin Kaufmann, Sarah Keller, Elena Paulino Montero, Luis Araus Ballesteros, Ekaterina Savinova, Christian Schweizer, Alejandro Jiménez Hernández and Laura Ãlvarez Acosta.
Contributors are (in order of appearance) Francine Giese, Ariane Varela Braga, Michael A. Conrad, Katrin Kaufmann, Sarah Keller, Elena Paulino Montero, Luis Araus Ballesteros, Ekaterina Savinova, Christian Schweizer, Alejandro Jiménez Hernández and Laura Ãlvarez Acosta.
Francine Giese, Ph.D. (2004) and habilitation (2015), University of Bern, is director of Vitrocentre and Vitromusée Romont. From 2014-2019 she held a SNSF professorship at the Institute of Art History of the University of Zurich, where she led the research project Mudejarismo and Moorish Revival in Europe.
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction:Â Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Interconnected Realities
ââFrancine Giese
PARTÂ 1 Between Fascination and Conflict
1âWhere Does Mudéjar Architecture Belong?
ââFrancine Giese
2âWhen Warriors Become Teachers
âAlfonso xâs Cultural Endeavors and the Crusade Ideology
ââMichael A. Conrad
3ââEnnobling Muslims and Jewsâ? The Instrumentalization of Mudéjar under the House of Trastámara 1369â1474
ââMichael A. Conrad
4âReassessing the Moorish Revival in 19th- Century Europe
ââFrancine Giese
PARTÂ 2
Agents and Networks
5ââOh, You Seeker of Knowledge! This is Its Gate Opened Wide...â The Transcultural Networks of Patrons, Artists, Scholars, Writers and Diplomats Between Medieval Iberia and North Africa in the 14th Century
ââMichael A. Conrad
6âBeyond Kings and Sultans
âVertical Diffusion and the Patrons of Urban Palaces in 14th-Century Toledo
ââMichael A. Conrad
7âSpanish Intellectuals of the 19th Century and Their Role for Knowledge Exchange Across Europe
ââChristian M. Schweizer
8âMentors, Patrons and Social Networks
âThe Trajectories of Architects in a Globalized Century
ââFrancine Giese
9âIl Gusto Moresco
âAmateurs and Artists in Florence and Rome during the Second Half of the 19th Century
ââAriane Varela Braga
PARTÂ 3
Artisans and Architects as Protagonists of Transcultural Exchange and Artistic Transfer
10âAn Interconnected World
âMudéjar Artisans and the Aristocracy in 15th-Century Castile
ââLuis Araus Ballesteros
11âReproducing the Alhambra
âMonument Conservators and Artisans in Granada
ââFrancine Giese and Alejandro Jiménez Hernández
12âLearning from Casts and Models
âSchools and Academies in 19th-Century Europe and the Specific Case of the Alhambra Collection in St. Petersburg
ââKatrin Kaufmann, Ekaterina Savinova and Ariane Varela Braga
PARTÂ 4
Artistic Translations between Imagination, Politics and Ideology
13âThe Limits of Otherness
âDecoding the Entangled Heritage of Medieval Iberia
ââFrancine Giese and Sarah Keller
14âPolitical Ruptures and Artistic Continuities
âPedro I, Enrique II and the First Trastámara Architecture in Context
ââElena Paulino Montero
15âOriental Carpets a
nd Gothic Windows
âStained Glass in Neo-Moorish Architecture
ââSarah Keller
16âThe Alhambra as a Historicist Matrix for Museum Displays
ââFrancine Giese and Ariane Varela Braga
17âStylistic Eclecticism and Its Oriental Languages Alhambrismo in St. Petersburg
ââKatrin Kaufmann
PARTÂ 5
Transmitting Islamic Aesthetics Across Centuries
1
Architectural Transformation
18âThe Fortune of the Court of the Lions and the Court of the Dolls
âArtistic Translations and Processes of Decontextualization
ââFrancine Giese and Ariane Varela Braga
19âDomes Reinvented
âChanging Meanings and Artistic Translations of Ibero-Islamic Rib and Muqarnas Vaults
ââFrancine Giese
20âThe Hybridization of Sebka Ornament
ââFrancine Giese and Ariane Varela Braga
2
Transmateriality
21âRevisiting the Alhambra
âTransmediality and Transmateriality in 19th-Century Italy
ââAriane Varela Braga
22âNeo-Moorish Ceilings
âOn the Models and Materiality of Russian Alhambrismo
ââKatrin Kaufmann
23âIlluminating Transennae â A Technical Reinterpretation
ââSarah Keller
PARTÂ 6
Epilogue
24âAn Endangered Heritage
âMudéjar and Neo-Moorish Architecture in 20th-Century Europe
ââFrancine Giese and Laura Ãlvarez Acosta
Appendix
1âCatalogue of 19th-Century Alhambra Casts and Models at the Scientific-Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg
ââEkaterina Savinova
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction:Â Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Interconnected Realities
ââFrancine Giese
PARTÂ 1 Between Fascination and Conflict
1âWhere Does Mudéjar Architecture Belong?
ââFrancine Giese
2âWhen Warriors Become Teachers
âAlfonso xâs Cultural Endeavors and the Crusade Ideology
ââMichael A. Conrad
3ââEnnobling Muslims and Jewsâ? The Instrumentalization of Mudéjar under the House of Trastámara 1369â1474
ââMichael A. Conrad
4âReassessing the Moorish Revival in 19th- Century Europe
ââFrancine Giese
PARTÂ 2
Agents and Networks
5ââOh, You Seeker of Knowledge! This is Its Gate Opened Wide...â The Transcultural Networks of Patrons, Artists, Scholars, Writers and Diplomats Between Medieval Iberia and North Africa in the 14th Century
ââMichael A. Conrad
6âBeyond Kings and Sultans
âVertical Diffusion and the Patrons of Urban Palaces in 14th-Century Toledo
ââMichael A. Conrad
7âSpanish Intellectuals of the 19th Century and Their Role for Knowledge Exchange Across Europe
ââChristian M. Schweizer
8âMentors, Patrons and Social Networks
âThe Trajectories of Architects in a Globalized Century
ââFrancine Giese
9âIl Gusto Moresco
âAmateurs and Artists in Florence and Rome during the Second Half of the 19th Century
ââAriane Varela Braga
PARTÂ 3
Artisans and Architects as Protagonists of Transcultural Exchange and Artistic Transfer
10âAn Interconnected World
âMudéjar Artisans and the Aristocracy in 15th-Century Castile
ââLuis Araus Ballesteros
11âReproducing the Alhambra
âMonument Conservators and Artisans in Granada
ââFrancine Giese and Alejandro Jiménez Hernández
12âLearning from Casts and Models
âSchools and Academies in 19th-Century Europe and the Specific Case of the Alhambra Collection in St. Petersburg
ââKatrin Kaufmann, Ekaterina Savinova and Ariane Varela Braga
PARTÂ 4
Artistic Translations between Imagination, Politics and Ideology
13âThe Limits of Otherness
âDecoding the Entangled Heritage of Medieval Iberia
ââFrancine Giese and Sarah Keller
14âPolitical Ruptures and Artistic Continuities
âPedro I, Enrique II and the First Trastámara Architecture in Context
ââElena Paulino Montero
15âOriental Carpets a
nd Gothic Windows
âStained Glass in Neo-Moorish Architecture
ââSarah Keller
16âThe Alhambra as a Historicist Matrix for Museum Displays
ââFrancine Giese and Ariane Varela Braga
17âStylistic Eclecticism and Its Oriental Languages Alhambrismo in St. Petersburg
ââKatrin Kaufmann
PARTÂ 5
Transmitting Islamic Aesthetics Across Centuries
1
Architectural Transformation
18âThe Fortune of the Court of the Lions and the Court of the Dolls
âArtistic Translations and Processes of Decontextualization
ââFrancine Giese and Ariane Varela Braga
19âDomes Reinvented
âChanging Meanings and Artistic Translations of Ibero-Islamic Rib and Muqarnas Vaults
ââFrancine Giese
20âThe Hybridization of Sebka Ornament
ââFrancine Giese and Ariane Varela Braga
2
Transmateriality
21âRevisiting the Alhambra
âTransmediality and Transmateriality in 19th-Century Italy
ââAriane Varela Braga
22âNeo-Moorish Ceilings
âOn the Models and Materiality of Russian Alhambrismo
ââKatrin Kaufmann
23âIlluminating Transennae â A Technical Reinterpretation
ââSarah Keller
PARTÂ 6
Epilogue
24âAn Endangered Heritage
âMudéjar and Neo-Moorish Architecture in 20th-Century Europe
ââFrancine Giese and Laura Ãlvarez Acosta
Appendix
1âCatalogue of 19th-Century Alhambra Casts and Models at the Scientific-Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg
ââEkaterina Savinova
Bibliography
Index
All interested in Islamic art and architecture, al-Andalus, transcultural exchanges and transfer processes, medieval architecture in Spain and 19th-century architecture and interior design in Europe.