Publication Date
Mid-eighth century AH (panel) / year 1436 (muqarnas element) / mid-fourteenth century AH or later (facade), year 2015 AD (muqarnas element)
Publication Place
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Wood (pine) with colored dyes and silver leaf
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
200.66 × 132.08 × 77.47 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.2014.179.1
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;27;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
Mid-eighth century AH (panel) / year 1436 (muqarnas element) / mid-fourteenth century AH or later (facade), year 2015 AD (muqarnas element)
Notes
Despite the end of Islamic rule in the Iberian Peninsula in 1492, the Islamic style of art and architecture continued to be popular among the upper class of the ruling elite, and many Muslim craftsmen remained in Spain to meet the continuing demand for their services. This community of Spanish Muslims and the hybrid style they developed was known as Mudéjar and was made to decorate the palaces of wealthy Spanish nobility. Ceiling panels of this type are an example of the Mudéjar style in its combination of Islamic and European designs, which can be seen here in the corresponding geometric decoration inspired by the star, the lion pylon, and the castle, which help connect the roof to a building in Toledo. The origin of the ceiling has a funny story, as its last home was the UCSB College Club, where it was installed. In the kitchen and service areas from 1968 to 2014. It is not known how it came to the attention of Charles Moore, who designed the club, but there is a story in the UCSB that the roof formerly belonged to W.R. Hearst. Our research has revealed that Hearst actually acquired the ceiling in the 1920s and had it shipped to San Simeon, and although it was intended to be placed in Hearst Castle, it was never installed there and Moore likely purchased it from Hearst Stores in 1967. The remaining ceiling panels will be preserved so that they can be displayed as a near-complete ceiling in the 2020s.
Sample Text
"Ceiling Painting" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;27;ar
