Alcázar de Colón, Santo Domingo, Doorway
Date
1510-1540
Creator
Name(s) currently unknown
Location
Santo Domingo, DOM
Introduction
This doorway is on the second floor of the palace built for the son of Christopher Columbus.
Iconography
As in other parts of the building, architectural details, here an ornamental fret, focus on a doorway. It evokes the architectural styles of Spain, which were deeply indebted to Islamic examples. Since the building is quite shallow, paired openings on either side would have allowed cooling air to pass through, as well as commanding views of the city and river.
Photo credit
Mary Carlson
Cite as
Dana Leibsohn and Barbara E. Mundy.
Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820. http://www.fordham.edu/vistas, 2015.
Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820. http://www.fordham.edu/vistas, 2015.
Selected bibliography
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1945-46. “Plateresque and Renaissance Monuments of the Island of Hispaniola.” The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 5, 1-14.
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1974. Arquitectura y arte colonial en Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo: Editora de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Palm, Erwin Walter. 1984. Los monumentos arquitectónicos de la Española. 2nd ed. Santo Domingo: Editora de Santo Domingo.
Palm, Erwin Walter. 1974. Arquitectura y arte colonial en Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo: Editora de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo. Palm, Erwin Walter. 1984. Los monumentos arquitectónicos de la Española. 2nd ed. Santo Domingo: Editora de Santo Domingo.
Collection
Citation
“Alcázar de Colón, Santo Domingo, Doorway,” VistasGallery, accessed September 18, 2024, https://vistasgallery.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/1623.