Granada: The lion court of the Alhambra, ca. 1862

Title

Granada: The lion court of the Alhambra

Photographer

• Charles Clifford

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography
• local photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links auf der Fotografie: Blindstempel: C. CLIFFORD; PHOTOGRAPHER

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto oben mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Stockflecken oben bitte vom Passepartout abdecken!
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Patio de los Leones en la Alambra de Granada

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Genre

• architecture

Main Motif

• building
• well
• Spain
• Court of the Lions, Alhambra (Granada)
• Fountain of the Lions, Alhambra (Granada)
• Granada
• Alhambra (Granada)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Muhammad V of Granada

Primary

• 48C1 architecture
• 61D(SPAIN) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (SPAIN) (SPAIN)
• 61E(GRANADA) names of cities and villages (GRANADA)
• 61F(ALHAMBRA (Granada)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ALHAMBRA (Granada))
• 61F(PALACIO DE LOS LEONES (Granada)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (PALACIO DE LOS LEONES (Granada))
• 41A11 palace
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 41A3911 well

Secondary

• 41A511 inner court of palace or 'hôtel'
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 48C16 architectural detail
• 41A36 roof (of house or building)
• 48C1623 dome ~ architecture
• 48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture
• 48A983 ornament derived from plant forms
• 48A9871 ornament ~ arabesque
• 48C2 sculpture
• 25F23(LION) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion