Here we have a Hispano Moresque plate, which is ornately decorated in a red and blue colour, something which is quintisential to this style of ceramics. In this piece, we...
Here we have a Hispano Moresque plate, which is ornately decorated in a red and blue colour, something which is quintisential to this style of ceramics. In this piece, we can see evidence of the cultural exchange existing between the Christian and Islamic elements in Spain during this time. For example, The piece is decorated in elaborate Islamic patterns, something which is known as An-Iconic depiction, which arose as a way of telling a narrative without depicting humans or animals as was forbidden by religious scripture. The central presence therefore of a male figure on this plate shows to us therefore that it was most probably made by Christian craftsmen, who had adopted the Islamic style for themselves.