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Ornaments in wall panels, Hall of the Ambassadors
Jones, Owen, 1845, Lithograph
Ornaments in wall panels, Hall of the Ambassadors
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30820
Title
Details and Ornaments from The Alhambra: plate XXI. Image no. 33, Ornaments in panels on the walls, Hall of the Ambassadors.
Description
It's indicated that this print is half the size of the original geometric pattern. The predominant colour is golden.
Artist / maker
Jones, Owen
Date
1845
Size
45.0 x 31.0 cm
Type
Lithograph
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Art and Design Library
This image is a great example to see how other of the 'universal principles' applies to Moorish ornament. Jones believed that, for achieving a well-balanced ornament, junctions of lines, either curved or straight, should be tangential to each other, as stated in proposition no.12. Oriental cultures almost always follow this rule. The integration of inscriptions with geometric ornament is perfectly accomplished.
(Jones set out thirty-seven propositions or general principals in the Grammar of Ornament which aimed to improve the general artistic standards through mass education. Find out more about Owen Jones and his design aesthetic and ideals from the
Victoria and Albert Museum
.)
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Travel to Perfection: Owen Jones and The Alhambra
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