Photos and
Paintings from Andalusia, Castille and Tunisia
King David Street - Jerusalem: A painting by the German Gustave
Bauernfeind (1848-1904)
The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople by Eugene delacroix,
1840, oil on canvas, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Bottom left: French
Emperor Charlemagne. Right: The Tomb on Birsa Hill (near the ruins
of Cartghage in Tunisia) of Loui IX of France of died with most of
his army of the plague in 1270
A painting by Juan CarreÑo de Miranda (1614-1685) depicting Santiago
(St. James) helping King Ramiro I of Asturias (842-850) against
Prince Abdul Rahman II (822-852) in the battle of Clavijo (844) near
Soria north east of Spain
Top: Alhambra of Granada, Middle: A Noira (waterwheel) in Cordoba,
Bottom: Ruins of Carthage
An alterpiece (top) by an unkown artist of the Madonna with King
Fernando V (left) below his patron saint St Thomas and next to him
is the Infant Don Juan. Behind Fernando is the Grand Inquisitor, and
to the right is Queen Isabella with her patron saint St Dominic
above her. Below left is a painting by El Greco of a king (Fernando
III?). In the middle is the Grand Inquisitor Francisco Jiemenes de
Cisneros "The persecutor of the Andalusians", and right is the
heavily influenced Andalusian decoration of the codex containing the
coat-of-arms of King Fernando V and Queen Isabella.
The Gate of Justice in Granada
The garden of the Inquisitorial Palace in Cordoba, and below a
general view of Toledo
Felipe II by a follower of Sir Antonio Mor (1517-1576) drawn shortly
before the Emperor's visit to England. Middle left is Emperor Carlos
V at the battle of Mühlberg by TIZIANO Vecellio; to his right is Don
Juan of Austria. Bottom left is Felipe III by Diego Velazquez, and
left is Conde-Duque Olivares also by Velazquez.
Fountains in Generalife (Arabic for Heaven of the master gardner) in
Al Hambra (Al Hamara)
The Andalusian Gate by Agnacio de Leon y Escosora (1824-1901)
The Great Alcazar (Arabic for Palance) of Sevilla with the great
minaret (Giralda) in the background drawn by Italian painter Carlo
Bossoli (1815-1884). The Palace was burnt ??? Below is the Court of
Lions in Al Hambra Palace.
A scene on wood measuring 154X92 cm by Pedro Berruguete (c. 1490) of
an auto-da-fé (act of faith). The painting is considered by experts
to be a "realistic representation of the execution: all details
including the the half-reprieve (death by strangling before burning)
and the expiators in conic hats are shown. In the period of
Berruguete the heretics usually were Moriscos converted to the
Christian faith and accused for secret muslim cult. In the
composition of the painting, in the harmony of colours, in the
representation of the platform, the influence of innovations of
Italian Quattrocento can be clearly observed as Berruguete is known
to have worked in Italy, in the court of Federico da Montefeltro,
Prince of Urbino, in the early 1480s together with Piero della
Francesca, Melozzo da Forli and Luca Signorelli. He was basically a
Renaissance painter with strong Spanish-Flemish traditions.
A Toledo synagogue by Heinrich Hensen, and below Jews reading the
Torah at Djerbah synagogue (Tunisia) by Alphonse Levy
Above is an interrogation session at the Inquistion. Middle left is
a Jewish mockery carved wood and horn walking sticks of German or
Polish make probably in the early 19th century with pointed noses.
Middle right is Martin Luther. Bottom left is a good-conduct
certificate issued by the Inquisition to informers, and right is an
annoucement of another Acto Da Fee (auto-da-fé).
Three Masterpieces from the master Diego Velazquez: The wool Weaver,
Velazquez's servant the Morisco Juan de Pareja, and Emperor Felipe
IV.
A street in the tourist Tunisian city (Sidi Bou Saeed) characterised
by heavy Andalusian architectural influence including white wash
homes and blue windows. Below is The Shawasheen (the Morisco hat or
short fez) market in old Tunis the Capital
Zaghoan one of the locations settled by the expelled Moriscos in the
early 17th century and so is Bizert below.
