
S:3, Ep : 23. Mudejar vs Arabic Art: The Hidden Language of Spain’s Architecture
In this week’s episode of Spanish Loops, we look into one of the most fascinating and misunderstood artistic languages of the Iberian Peninsula: Mudejar art.
Together with Fran, we explore how Mudejar emerged in Christian territories between the 12th and 16th centuries, shaped by Muslim artisans who continued working after the Christian reconquest.
While often confused with Islamic or Arabic art, Mudejar is not a religious style but a cultural and architectural hybrid, blending Islamic decorative techniques with Christian Romanesque, Gothic, and later Renaissance structures.
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