Publication Date
12th century AH / 18th century AD
Publication Place
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Sidi Kacem Al-Jalizi Museum
Subject
Multicolored porcelain. — Al-Qalalin workshops in Tunis.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 140 سم؛ العرض 80 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
P 020
Record ID
object;ISL;tn;Mus01_C;25;ar
Library Location
Sidi Kacem Al-Jalizi Museum
Date
12th century AH / 18th century AD
Notes
An Ottoman-style mosque, distinguished by its conical minarets, stands inside a horseshoe-shaped arch, supported by two columns. The lower panel is decorated with a small vase from which emerges a bouquet composed of different flowers, among which we can distinguish carnations, lavenders, and sunflowers, intertwined with palm leaves and twisted dahlia leaves. The entire form is enclosed within a horseshoe arch and forms a highly symmetrical composition. Finally, a rich floral decoration, made up of branches, leaves and flowers of all kinds, fills the niches of the crescent-shaped arches, decorates each segment of the arch, and forms the capitals of the columns. All of this with an intensity that is not devoid of order and precision. The dominant colors are the sugar color obtained from burning lead or tin, which forms the background of the painting, the brown color obtained by manganese oxide, and especially the yellow color obtained from antimony oxide, the green color prepared from copper oxide, and finally, the blue color obtained from cobalt oxide. Thus, if the decoration was inspired by Ottoman decoration, the colors and techniques used in making this painting confirm the continuity of Andalusian traditions. This mixing allowed the creation of Tunisian ceramics that are distinguished by their special character.
Sample Text
Mourad Rammah “Decorative painting representing a mosque” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;tn;Mus01_C;25;ar
