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Islamic Art

Islamic Art. 650 CE - present d ay. Main Ideas. Highest art form is calligraphy Textiles are especially valued Most works lack figural representations , with the exception of artwork heavily influenced by the Chinese

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Islamic Art

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  1. Islamic Art 650 CE - present day

  2. Main Ideas • Highest art form is calligraphy • Textiles are especially valued • Most works lack figural representations, with the exception of artwork heavily influenced by the Chinese • Mosque is the primary religious building, often with minarets (for muezzins), always with a mihrab marking the qiblah (niche that orients one towards Mecca). Mosque follows either hypostyle or open design • Arabesques and tessellations incorporated • Patronage – rulers and social elite • Islamic belief that there is unity in multiplicity • Great mathematic thinkers! • Art is intellectual, refined and DECORATIVE

  3. Mecca, Saudi Arabia

  4. arabesques

  5. Tessellations (repeating geometric patterns)

  6. Frieze from Mshatta, Jordan, c. 750, State Museum, Berlin. From 16’ high palace wall; carved stone with vegetal designs – animals on secular side of palace, none on the other; triangle pattern with rosettes

  7. Islamic Textiles

  8. Dome of the Rock, c. 690, Jerusalem, IsraelWooden dome on octagonal building; columns are from Roman buildings; influenced by Byzantine architecture; central ly placed on the temple mount; built for pilgrims • Adam’s burial place • Where Abraham nearly sacrificed Isaac • Location of the Temple of Jerusalem • Location of the first Christian church built for the mother of Constantine • Site of Mohammed’s ascension to heaven

  9. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

  10. Interior, Dome of the Rock

  11. Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain, 8th-10th CenturiesHypostyle mosque not meant for congregational meetings; horseshow double-arched columns (recycled from Roman buildings); light interior; original ceiling was wooden, but now vaulted

  12. Sinan, Mosque of Selim II, 1570, Edirne, TurkeyVery tall and thin minarets; lots of light inside from windows; decorative tile and mosaics; dome on square, then octagon

  13. Interior of Sinan, Mosque of Selim II

  14. Court of the Lions, Palace of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1354-91. Sumptuous palace and gardens like paradise on Earth;

  15. Muqarnas dome, Hall of the Abenacerrajes, Palace of the Lions

  16. Illuminated tugra of Sultan Suleyman, Istanbul, 1555, ink , paint and gold on paper

  17. Page from Koran

  18. Persian Manuscript Tabriz School, Pandj Gandj, Amir Dehlavi Heavily influenced by Chinese via the Mongols invasions Doll-like figures in brilliant colors Figural representation was accepted in Persia Shadowless Sumptuous dress Flat planes

  19. Quiz on this Image

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