Textile Fragment with the Nasrid Coat of Arms
Nasrid Dynasty (1232–1492), c. 1400
Medium
Silk and gilt-animal-substrate-wrapped silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
42 × 19.7 cm (16 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.); Repeat: 31.3 × 9.6 cm (12 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
71762
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The Nasrid Dynasty ruled the kingdom of Granada in southern Spain for nearly two and a half centuries (about 1250-1500) and was the last major Muslim dynasty on the Iberian Peninsula. While the Nasrids alternated between war and uneasy armistice with Christians to the north, they forged tentative alliances with their Muslim neighbors in North Africa. Despite this rather turbulent political climate, the court at Granada played host to the great scholars and artists of the day. The royal chancery ...
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...