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Islamic Art
Art of the Muslim World
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Artistic Expressions
• Architecture
• Arts of the book
• Art of the object- metal work and textiles
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Surface Decoration
• Calligraphy
• Arabesque designs
• Geometric designs
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Islam in a Nutshell:
• 610 - Muhammad visited by angel Gabriel
• Told to spread the final messages from God (Allah)
• Revelations formed the basis of the religion Islam (“Submission to God’s will”)– Followers/believers are Muslims (“those who
have submitted to God”)
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Koran( Quran):
• Book where the word of God is recorded• Arabic was the uniform script used
wherever Islam spread• According to Islam, figurative or
representational imagery is prohibited• Scribes develop calligraphy-art of
writing• Koranic Arabic -very decorative
– Used to decorate Islamic religious art– Prayer rugs, mosques, Koran pages
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Beginning of Islam
• 622- Muhammad flees from Mecca to Medina (Hijra) = Official beginning of Islam
• 632- Prophet Muhammad dies and series of caliphs succeed him – Abu Bakr 633-634– Umar 634-644– Uthman 644-656– Ali 656-661
• Followers of Ali= Shiites• Sunnites recognize all four caliphs as “rightly
guided”
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• 7th cent- Muslim armies conquered much of Persian Empire, Egypt, Syria, Palestine
• 8th cent- conquered India, N. Africa, Spain and reached into France
Spread of Islam
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Faith:
• Emphasis is on the believer’s direct, personal relationship with God through prayer
– No ceremonial paraphernalia required
– No priest, Pope required
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Five Pillars:
1. Affirmation (Shahada)-
• “There is no God but God (Allah) and Muhammad is his messenger”
2. Prayers (Sala or Salat)
• Muslim required to pray towards mecca 5 times a day
• Obliged to honor his faith at all times of the day
• Gesture of cleanliness (makes prayer valid); gesture of prayer on prayer rug
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Five Pillars:
3. Alms (Zakah)
• Obliged to give alms to the poor on a stipulated scale according to income = religious tax
4. Fasting (Sawm)
• Ramadan (occurs when Muhammad received his first revelation)
• Abstain from eating, drinking, smoking or having sex from sun-up to sun-down
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Five Pillars:
5. Pilgrimage (Hajj)
• Once in one’s lifetime, the physically fit and financially able must make a pilgrimage to Mecca
• Profound spiritual experience, unites community in unity around Islam
• Strengthen Muslim identity
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Early Architecture
• Muhammad instructed Muslims to live simply, not to waste resources on elaborate architecture
• Orig. mosque was simple mud brick structure
• Despite the Koran’s scripture against elaborateness-Islamic rulers built and surrounded selves with luxuries to show off wealth
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Islamic Mosque
• Qibla wall- wall inside mosque that was oriented toward Mecca
• Imam- Leader of collective worship
• Minbar- Pulpit where Imam stood
• Mihrab- niche in qibla wall; designated which wall faced Mecca
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Dome of Rock, Jerusalem, 687-692
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Interior Dome of Rock
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Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria, early 8th
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Interior Great Mosque of Damascus
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Great Mosque, Corodoba, Spain, 785-86
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Dome of Great Mosque
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Malwiya minaret of Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq
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Calligraphy:
• Reverence for the Koran as the word of God and association with act of writing= holy act, glory of Islam
• Was considered a glorious act to reproduce Koran’s sacred words and make them beautiful
• Arabic is already fairly decorative writing-lends itself to decorative variations
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Calligraphy:
• Scribes- holy occupation
– Long period of training, learn secrets of inks and paints, proper ways to sit, breath, manipulate tools
• Usually only consonants are used in Kufic Arabic, scribes would indicate vowels with red/yellow symbols to help recitation
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Koran Page
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Later Islamic Art:
• 9th cent- Abbasid caliphate (dynasty) began to disintegrate
– Power in Islamic world became fragmented
• 1492- Islamic control in Spain succumb to Christian forces
• 14th cent- Muslim Turks seize parts of Anatolia
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Later Islamic Art:
• Ottomans (Turks)- push westward creating Ottoman Empire
– Seize W. Persia, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, W. Arabia, N. Africa, E. Europe
– 1453 Ottomans capture Constantinople (rename Istanbul) end Byzantine Empire
• Islam remains dominant unifying force during these years
– Later Islamic art is Mostly regional phenomenon
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Muqarnas Dome, Hall of Two Sisters, Palace of Lions
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Madrasa- mosque of Sultan Hasan, Cairo, Egypt
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Plan, Four-Iwan MosqueMadrasa- mosque Sultan Hasan, Cairo, Egypt
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Mosque of Selim, Turkey, 1570-74
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Compare:Mosque of Selim vs. Hagia Sophia
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Interior of Mosque of Selim, Turkey
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Taj Majal, Agra, India
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Islamic Art
• Calligraphy- reflects role of Koran in art and architecture
• Arabesque- abstract scrolling floral designs
• Geometric patterns- repeating shapes which create own design
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Mosaic Mihrab, Madrassa Imami, Persia (Iran) c. 1354
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Griffin, 11th Cent., Bronze
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Carpet from funerary mosque of Shaykh-al-Din?, by Maqsud of Kashan
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Summary
• Islamic art describes more than just art for the Religion
• Regional and period influences; yet still maintain recognizable quality.
• Characteristics of Islamic art:
– Calligraphy
– Arabesque designs
– Geometric patterns