Dove si trovano le maioliche?
Dove si trovano le maioliche?
La diffusione delle maioliche Nei centri di Valencia, Granada, Barcellona e, in misura minore, in altre località dell'Andalusia e della Castiglia era stata messa a punto la tecnica dell'invetriatura con riflessi metallici, importata da Damasco e da Il Cairo, a imitazione del vasellame in rame.
Come vengono realizzati gli azulejos?
Un'evoluzione della tecnica a cuerda seca, è quella detta a cuenca che impiega una matrice, generalmente di legno, da imprimere sul manufatto ceramico ancora crudo. In seguito alla prima cottura si ottiene il manufatto in terracotta con motivi ornamentali incisi sulla superficie, poi ripassati con tinta grassa.
What is the difference between azulejo and azuleso?
- Alternative Title: azuleso. Azulejo, (from Arabic az-zulayj, “little stone”), Spanish and later principally Portuguese tiles produced from the 14th century onward. At first the term was used to denote only North African mosaics, but it became the accepted word for an entirely decorated tile about 5 to 6 inches (13 to 15 centimetres) square.
What are azulejos used for in Portugal?
- The use of azulejos for the decoration of antependia (front of an altar), imitating precious altar cloths, is typical for Portugal. The panel may be in one piece, or composed of two or three sections. They were used in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
What are checkered azulejos?
- In the late 16th century, checkered azulejos were used as decoration for large surfaces, such as in churches and monasteries. Diagonally placed plain white tiles were surrounded by blue square ones and narrow border tiles. Chapel of the Alcázar of Seville (Spain) covered with tin-glazed tiles painted in 1504 by the Pisan Francesco Niculoso.
When did Jorge Colaço paint azulejo?
- Panel of the Battle of Aljubarrota by Portuguese artist Jorge Colaço, 1922. Azulejo ( Portuguese: [ɐzuˈleʒu, ɐzuˈlɐjʒu], Spanish: [asuˈlexo]; from the Arabic al- zillīj, الزليج) is a form of Portuguese and Spanish painted tin-glazed ceramic tilework.
