Boabdil hands over keys / Relief / Aleman

Conquest of Granada on 2 January 1492 by the catholic King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I after the ten year war against the Moors. The Moorish King Boabdil hands over the keys of the town after his capitulation. Sculpture, end of 15th century, by Rodrigo Aleman. Relief from the choir stalls. Toledo, cathedral.

ID

AKG246441

ProductionDate

1499

EventDate

1492-01-02

Credit line

akg-images / Gilles Mermet

Photographer

Gilles Mermet

Artist

Rodrigo Aleman

Technique

Sculpture

Relief

Time period

15th century

2nd millennium A.D.

Topic

History

Capitulation

Handing-over of the Key

Spanish Art

Moors (People)

Reconquista (Reconquest)

Choir Stalls

Cathedral

Location

Arabia

Granada

Spain

Toledo

Person

Abu abd Allah Muhammad Boabdil

Ferdinand II of Aragon

Isabella I of Castile

Gilles Mermet (photographer)

High

4961 × 3332 (47.3 MB) 42.0 cm × 28.2 cm @ 300 dpi

Lossless

6740 × 4527 (87.3 MB) 57.1 cm × 38.3 cm @ 300 dpi