Relocating the Spanish Renaissance: Charles V, the Torre de la Estufa in the Alhambra, and the Islamic Past

• Published in: The Sixteenth century journal Vol. 50; no. 4; p. 1063
• Main Author: Ripollés, Carmen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press 01.12.2019
• Subjects: 16th century; Architectural elements; Architecture; Castles & palaces; Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-58); Historic buildings & sites; Islamic art; Landscape art; Religious art; Renaissance period; Spanish culture; Granada Spain; Spain

This article reexamines the function, decoration, and political and artistic significance of the Torre de la Estufa of Charles V in the Alhambra, a steam room decorated between 1528 and 1539 with topographic landscapes of the conquest of Tunis and paintings of grotesques. Challenging the traditional...