#architectural elements

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Safavid Dynasty (1501-1722), four tiles with a figural scene, 17th century, Isfahan, Iran, fritware with polychrom overglaze decoration, the Art Institute of Chicago.

The practice of decorating tiles with bright colors outlined in black was known as cuerda seca, which translates as “dry cord” from Spanish. Cuerda seca developed in the Islamic lands of Spain, Iran, and Central Asia at the end of the 14th century and remained popular in these regions for several centuries. The black line between colors allowed for carefully distinguished forms that otherwise might have been muddles during the firing process. These tiles are a section of a larger scene depicting the life of the epic Persian hero Bahram Gur. Here, gazelles festively play along the bank of a river as young man plays the flute and another presumably bridles a horse, of which only the nose is visible. Similar figures appear in different sets of tiles, evidence of the use of pattern books or stock images for similar scenes. The tales of Bahram Gur were popular subjects for both smaller decorative objects and long epic books, such as the lavishly decorated Khamsa of Nizami, a 16th-century manuscript created for the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

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[eopederson]

Security door II, Vukovar, Croatia - (Protuprovalna vrata II, Vukovar, Hrvatska) 2024.

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Surrey Youth Safety Council

[angelnumber27]

What is your favorite order of Greek architecture? (column style)

1. Doric

2. Ionic

3. Corinthian

Voting ended onJul 16, 2024

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[thatsbutterbaby]

Nasrid glazed ceramic tiling panel with geometric decoration, from a plinth in the Alhambra.

It corresponds to part of a geometric sebka design, or rhombus network, composed of four black pieces and five white pieces - one of the latter very lost. All the pieces have the same shape, with a mixtilinear profile, that is, with straight and curved edges. This shape resembles a stylized flower with a cut stem at the bottom, a quadrangular calyx open at the top in a kind of two symmetrical leaves and, to top it off, a central almond-shaped fruit. Dating 1232-1492 Cultural Context/Nasrid Style Use/function Plinth Place of Origin La Alhambra (Granada (m), Vega de Granada (region)

Museum of the Alhambra