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Commentary on the Apocalypse
Not on view
La imitación cristiana del arte y la arquitectura de al-Ándalus (la España musulmana) comenzó en el siglo X. En esta imagen, el monje español Maius usó un arco de herradura con dovelas blancas y rojas —un diseño icónico de la arquitectura andalusí— para ilustrar el palacio del rey babilonio Baltasar. La residencia real del rey pagano se asocia así con las espectaculares edificaciones de al-Ándalus, como la ciudad palatina de Madinat al-Zahra (Medina Azahara).
In the 900s Christian artists began emulating the art and architecture of al-Andalus, or Muslim-ruled Spain. In this image, the Spanish monk Maius used a red-and-white striped horseshoe arch—an iconic feature of Andalusi architecture—to illustrate the palace of the Babylonian king Belshazzar, associating the pagan king’s royal residence with the spectacular structures of al-Andalus, such as the of Madinat al-Zahra.
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