Description
39. A painted gesso Alhambra plaque by Rafael Rus
Granada, late 19th/ early 20th Century
of rectangular form, depicting a doorway, decorated in gilt and polychrome in the Nasrid style, inscribed to lower corners 'Rafael Rus [...] Granada', the Nasrid revival frame inlaid with specimens of wood with geometric designs and inscription-filled cartouches
33 x 25.2 cm.
Inscriptions: wa la ghalib illa allah, 'And there is no conqueror except God' (the Nasrid motto).
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