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Islamic Art
Chronology of Early Islam
Muhammad Born in Mecca ca. 570
Muhammad’s First Revelation 610
Muhammad’s Flight to Medina (Hijra)622
Muhammad Dies in Medina 632
Five Pillars of Islam
Faith There is no God but God; Muhammad is his messenger
Prayer Salat–obligatory prayers said five times daily
Charity Zakat–“purification” or “growth”
Fasting during month of Ramadan
Pilgrimage Hajj–trip to Mecca once in a lifetime
some go yearly during Ramadan
Early Islamic Art
&
Umayyad Art
Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem
687-692
Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem
687-692
Dome of the Rock (interior)
Jerusalem
687-692
THE MOSQUE
Aerial view of the Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706-715
Great Mosque
Damascus, Syria
706-715
The mirhrab is a niche in the quibla wall (MN-QW: alphabetical!)
Mosaic from CourtyardGreat Mosque
Damascus, Syria
706-715
Plan of the Umayyad Palace
Mshatta, Jordan
ca. 740-750
Detail of the Friezeof the Umayyad Palace
Mshatta, Jordan
ca. 740 - 750limestone16 ft. 7 in. high
Frieze of the Umayyad Palace
Mshatta, Jordan
ca. 740 - 750limestone16 ft. 7 in. high
Baghdad & Abbasid Art
Aerial view of the Great Mosque
Qayrawan, Tunisia
ca. 836-875
Plan of the Great Mosque
Qayrawan, Tunisia
ca. 836-875
Malwiya minaret of the Great Mosque
Samarra, Iraq
ca. 848-852
Malwiya minaret and Great Mosque
Samarra, Iraq
ca. 848-852
Mausoleum of the Samanids
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
early 10th century
Umayyad Art in Iberia
Entrance to the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
8th to 10th centuries
Prayer hall of the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
8th to 10th centuries
Maqsura of the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
961-965
Dome in front of the mihrabof the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
961-965
Islamic Luxury Arts
Confronting lions and palm tree
fragment of a textile from Zandana, Uzbekistan
8th centurysilk compound twill2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 9 1/2 in.
Sulayman
Ewer in the form of a bird
796brass with silver and copper inlay1 ft. 3 in. high
Quran page with the beginning of surah 18, al Kahf (The Cave)
9th or early 10th centuryink and gold on vellum7 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in.
Tesselations
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Arabesque
Detail of mosque wall
Nasrid Art in Iberia
Court of LionsAlahambra Palace
Granada, Spain
1354-1391
Court of LionsAlahambra Palace
Granada, Spain
1354-1391
Muqarnas dome, hall of the Two SistersAlahambra Palace
Granada, Spain
1354-1391
Mamluk Art
Madrasa-mosque-mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
1356-1363
plan of the Madrasa - Mosque - Mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
Qibla wall, main iwanMadrasa-mosque-mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
1356-1363
Ottoman Turkish Art
Sinan
Mosque of Selim II
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Sinan
plan of Mosque of Selim II
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Sinan
Mosque of Selim II (interior)
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Seljuk Art
Courtyard of the Great Mosque
Isfahan, Iran
11th to 17th centuries
Dome of the Shah Mosque
Isfahan, Iran
1611-1638
Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami
Isfahan, Iran
ca. 1354glazed mosaic tilework11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.
Winter pray hall of the Shahi (Imam) Mosque
Isfahan, Iran
ca. 1611-1638
Timurid Art
Bihzad
Seduction of Yusuf from Bustan of Sultan Husayn Mayqara
Heart, Afghanistan
ca.11488
ink an d color on paper13 x 9 in.
Safavid Art
Sultan-Muhammad
The court of Gayumarsdetail of folio 20 verso of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Tabriz, Iran
ca.1525-1535ink, watercolor and gold on paper13 x 9 in.
Sultan-Muhammad
The court of Gayumarsdetail of folio 20 verso of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Tabriz, Iran
ca.1525-1535ink, watercolor and gold on paper13 x 9 in.
Sultan-Muhammad
The court of Gayumarsdetail of folio 20 verso of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Tabriz, Iran
ca.1525-1535ink, watercolor and gold on paper13 x 9 in.
Maqsud of Kashan
Carpet from the funerary mosque of Shaykh Safi al-Din
Ardabil, Iran
1540knotted pile of wood and silk34 ft. 6 in. x 17 ft. 7 in.
Mosque lamp of Sayf al-Din Tuquztimur
From Egypt
1340 CE
Glass with enamel
Taj Mahal
Agra, India
1632-1647
Mughal Art
Sub-Saharan Islamic Art
Eastern façade of Friday Mosque
Djenne, Mali
13th century, rebuilt 1906-07
Eastern façade of Friday Mosque
Djenne, Mali
13th century, rebuilt 1906-07