1media/Map of 15th-century Iberian Peninsula_thumb.png2024-03-01T10:23:24-08:00Vedanth Natarajan69e3897d98c27ab00ac32ac08bff6f9672f9b7a5444041plain2024-03-01T10:23:24-08:00Vedanth Natarajan69e3897d98c27ab00ac32ac08bff6f9672f9b7a5
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12024-02-15T12:03:04-08:00Where was the Spanish Ceiling made?8plain2024-03-12T07:22:18-07:00Vedanth Natarajan, Class of 2027, College of the Holy Cross
The Spanish Ceiling may have come from a palace in Illescas, a town located between Toledo and Madrid, in the central region of Spain. Ceilings designed and constructed during the 15th century in this region share many similar architectural and ornamental features with WAM's example. Unlike smaller, portable art which would have been created in workshops, ceilings were constructed and decorated in domestic, religious, and palace buildings depending on the status and identity of the individual who commissioned the project. These ceilings were incorporated directly into the architectural design of the building during the time of its construction--ceilings like this one were not added to an already existing room.