id:			95018
accession number:	1915.565.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.565.1
updated:		2023-08-23 18:03:26.737000

Door (left), early 1400s. Spain, early 15th century. Gilded and painted wood (pine); overall: 170.2 x 86.4 cm (67 x 34 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.565.1

title:				Door (left)
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creation date:			early 1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1425
current location:		110B Late Gothic
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Spain, early 15th century
technique:	gilded and painted wood (pine)
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 170.2 x 86.4 cm (67 x 34 in.)
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Typical of Muslim-inspired ornamentation, these doors reflect a love of geometric decoration stemming from a non-realistic artistic tradition. They consist of applied wood strips that form eight-point stars, flowers, and geometric interlace designs. Such designs are reflected in the tiles, ceramic vessels, and metalwork of Muslim-occupied Spain. The origin of the doors is not known, but they may have belonged to a palace or domestic residence. In 711, the Moors had invaded and conquered nearly the entire peninsula. During the next 750 years, independent Muslim states were established, and the entire area of Muslim control became known as Al-Andalus. Muslim philosophers and scientists developed knowledge in areas like medicine, optics, algebra, chemistry, and geometry, as seen here. Typical of Muslim-inspired ornamentation, these doors reflect a love of geometric decoration stemming from a non-realistic artistic tradition. They consist of applied wood strips that form eight-point stars, flowers, and geometric interlace designs. Such designs are reflected in the tiles, ceramic vessels, and metalwork of Muslim-occupied Spain. The origin of the doors is not known, but they may have belonged to a palace or domestic residence.
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