Object Details
graphic artist
Ferris, Stephen James
Description
Stephen Ferris’s watercolor view Justicia, Granada shows the Alhambra’s Gate of Justice (Puerta de la Justicia) painted during the artist’s 1881 visit to Spain. In a letter to Sylvester R. Koehler, later Curator of Graphic Arts at the Smithsonian, Ferris, deeply moved by his experiences, observed: “‘See the Alhambra and die’ seems a very appropriate expression. I feel it and have more reverence for the Arabs [sic] art than any other school.”
Today the Gate of Justice is the main entrance to the Alhambra complex, which was completed by the Moors in the fourteenth century. The Spanish, who defeated the Moors in 1492, made later additions.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
date made
1881
ID Number
GA.14548
catalog number
14548
accession number
94830
Object Name
watercolor
painting
Object Type
Watercolor
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
watercolor (part material)
graphite (part material)
Measurements
sheet: 35 cm x 25 cm; 13 3/4 in x 9 13/16 in
place presumably made
Spain: Andalusia, Granada
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Communications
Art
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1002047