Saudi Arabia Gingerbread Village Rijal Almaa #1
by Magdalena Frohnsdorff
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40.500 x 35.000 cm.
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Title
Saudi Arabia Gingerbread Village Rijal Almaa #1
Artist
Magdalena Frohnsdorff
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
Rijal Almaa The Gingerbread Village in Saudi Arabia.
The village has a long and distinguished history. For many centuries, it sat astride a key corridor in trade routes linking the southern Peninsula with the Levant and the Nile River Valley. With the rise of Islam, it became an important stop for pilgrims on their way to Makkah for the Hajj. Some 60 distinctively-styled palaces built of stone and clay and wood speak volumes of the wealth the village accumulated off passing caravans laden with spices and incense.
The village is known for its distinctive examples of Qut wall paintings, a traditional, geometric, decorative style unique to the area. Continuing to employ a limited range of earth colors, Qut decorations today remain loyal to a remarkable degree to an artistic tradition centuries old. Women are said to have been primarily responsible historically for Qut wall art.
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August 19th, 2021
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