El mosaico en el Arte Islámico : precedentes, tradiciones y desarrollo. Su relación con el alicatado
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2025
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El mosaico ha sido una de las expresiones artísticas más atractivas desde la antigüedad, asociada principalmente con el mundo romano y bizantino, donde alcanzó un alto nivel de refinamiento. Sin embargo, en el contexto islámico, esta técnica también jugó un papel relevante a partir del Califato omeya, cuando los musulmanes continuaron en el mismo recorrido artístico del periodo tardoantiguo, evolucionándolo hacia una estética propia. El mosaico, lejos de ser una simple adopción o un préstamo del arte bizantino, fue adaptado y transformado para responder a las necesidades culturales y religiosas del Islam. Este trabajo investiga la evolución de los mosaicos en el arte islámico, subrayando su desarrollo autónomo y su relación con la koiné mediterránea. Al hablar de los diversos ejemplos de mosaicos en los siglos y en las distintas áreas geográficas, se ha dedicado espacio también a la técnica de la cerámica parietal, que algunos estudios han interpretado como una continuación o imitación de los mosaicos. Este análisis paralelo sirve para averiguar si y cómo estas dos técnicas interactúan. Por esta razón, se habla del alicatado casi exclusivamente en los casos donde hay también algo de arte musivo, descartando áreas como Anatolia e Irán...
The mosaic has been one of the most attractive artistic expressions since antiquity, primarily associated with the Roman and Byzantine worlds, where it reached a high level of refinement. However, in the Islamic context, this technique also played a significant role starting from the Umayyad Caliphate, when Muslims continued along the same artistic path of the Late Antique period, evolving it into a unique aesthetic. The mosaic, far from being a mere adoption or borrowing from Byzantine art, was adapted and transformed to meet the cultural and religious needs of Islam. This paper investigates the evolution of mosaics in Islamic art, highlighting their autonomous development and their relationship with the Mediterranean koiné. In discussing various examples of mosaics throughout the centuries and across different geographical areas, attention is also given to the technique of wall ceramics, which some studies have interpreted as a continuation or imitation of mosaics. This parallel analysis seeks to determine if and how these two techniques interacted. For this reason, tilework is discussed almost exclusively in cases where there is also some form of mosaic art, excluding areas such as Anatolia and Iran...
The mosaic has been one of the most attractive artistic expressions since antiquity, primarily associated with the Roman and Byzantine worlds, where it reached a high level of refinement. However, in the Islamic context, this technique also played a significant role starting from the Umayyad Caliphate, when Muslims continued along the same artistic path of the Late Antique period, evolving it into a unique aesthetic. The mosaic, far from being a mere adoption or borrowing from Byzantine art, was adapted and transformed to meet the cultural and religious needs of Islam. This paper investigates the evolution of mosaics in Islamic art, highlighting their autonomous development and their relationship with the Mediterranean koiné. In discussing various examples of mosaics throughout the centuries and across different geographical areas, attention is also given to the technique of wall ceramics, which some studies have interpreted as a continuation or imitation of mosaics. This parallel analysis seeks to determine if and how these two techniques interacted. For this reason, tilework is discussed almost exclusively in cases where there is also some form of mosaic art, excluding areas such as Anatolia and Iran...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, leída el 28-03-2025













