Granada. Planta, alzado y detalles de la Puerta de la Ley, vulgo de la Justicia, en los Reales Alcázares de la Alhambra - Teófilo Rufflé

Grenade. Plan, elevation and details of the puerta de la ley, common of justice, in the reales alcázares of the alhambra, chromolithograph by teófilo rufflé (according to a drawing by francisco antonio contreras), around 1876, 745 x 600 mm (sheet measurements), madrid, royal academy of fine arts of san fernando (rabasf). Department: national chalcography inventory no. : e-3708 name of the cartoonist: contreras, francisco antonio (active in madrid in 1874) name of the engraver: teó. Ruffle name of the printer/stammer: lit. De j. M. Mateu. Madrid place of publication: madrid date: [ca. 1876] sheet measurements: 745 x 600 mm. Footprint measurements: 552 x 415 mm. Technique: chromolithograph matrix material: stone types of paper and watermarks: woven paper inscriptions: architectural monuments of spain// province of granada// muhammadian art/ grenadine style/ military constructions// inscription on the 2nd entrance door// start of the arch of the 2nd entrance door// detail of the general decoration of relief tiles of the 2nd entrance door// detail of the rear arch exit// detail of the capitals of the 2nd entrance door// elevation of the front part// details of the capitals of the 2nd entrance door// detail of the voussoirs of the 2nd entrance door// floor plan// detail of the keystone of the first arch// floor, elevation and details of the gate of the law, vulgo de la justice,// in the real alcázares of the alhambra. Collection: architectural monuments of spain observations: the print belongs to the series architectural monuments of spain. Published at the expense of the state and under the direction of a special commission created by the ministry of public works, madrid, national printing and chalcography, 1856-1882. The project consisted of collecting the entire architectural heritage in a luxury publication with prints of the highest quality with a total of 30 notebooks with 470 sheets of text and 134 prints, plus another 147 prints that lack explanatory text. For the graphic part, several techniques were used: etching and burin on a steel matrix - occasionally, copper foil -, aquatint, lithography and chromolithography. Several drawings related to this print are preserved in the rabasf drawings cabinet, with the numbers ma-0191, ma-0193 and ma-0194.