Drawing of the wooden ceiling in the Comares Throne Hall

1834

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Drawing of the wooden ceiling in the Comares Throne Hall is a 1834 by Owen Jones, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Owen Jones
When & what style?: 1834 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

This drawing by Owen Jones depicts the intricate wooden ceiling of the Comares Throne Hall in the Alhambra, Spain, executed in brown ink or watercolour with green accents. The composition includes a cross-sectional view of the central muqarnas cupola and a side profile of an adjacent ceiling, likely from the portico. Created in 1834 during Jones’s survey of the palace, the work is part of his broader documentation published in *Plans, Elevations, Sections and Details of the Alhambra*. The drawing is one of several studies held in a museum collection, acquired in 1883.

Read the full account in the museum source.