Islamic Art

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Islamic Art
William V. Ganis, PhD
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Islamic Art
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Chronology of Early Islam Muhammad Born in
Mecca ca. 570 Muhammads First
Revelation 610 Muhammads Flight to Medina
(Hijra) 622 Muhammad Dies in Medina 632
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• Five Pillars of Islam
• ? Faith There is no God but God Muhammad
  is his messenger
• Prayer Salatobligatory prayers said five
  times daily
• Charity Zakatpurification or growth
• ? Fasting during month of Ramadan
• ? Pilgrimage Hajjtrip to Mecca once in a
  lifetime some go yearly during Ramadan

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Umayyad Art
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Dome of the Rock Jerusalem 687-692
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Dome of the Rock Jerusalem 687-692
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Dome of the Rock (interior) Jerusalem 687-692
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Great Mosque Damascus, Syria 706-715
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Mosaic from CourtyardGreat Mosque Damascus,
Syria 706-715
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Plan of the Umayyad Palace Mshatta, Jordan ca.
740-750
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Detail of the Friezeof the Umayyad
Palace Mshatta, Jordan ca. 740 - 750limestone16
ft. 7 in. high
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Frieze of the Umayyad Palace Mshatta, Jordan ca.
740 - 750limestone16 ft. 7 in. high
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Abbasid Art
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Aerial view of the Great Mosque Qayrawan, Tunisia
ca. 836-875
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Plan of the Great Mosque Qayrawan, Tunisia ca.
836-875
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Malwiya minaret of the Great Mosque Samarra, Iraq
ca. 848-852
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Malwiya minaret and Great Mosque Samarra, Iraq
ca. 848-852
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Mausoleum of the Samanids Bukhara,
Uzbekistan early 10th century
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Umayyad Art in Iberia
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Entrance to the Great Mosque Córdoba, Spain 8th
to 10th centuries
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Prayer hall of the Great Mosque Córdoba,
Spain 8th to 10th centuries
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Maqsura of the Great Mosque Córdoba, Spain 961-965
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Dome in front of the mihrabof the Great
Mosque Córdoba, Spain 961-965
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Plaque 10th or early 11th centuryivory, quartz,
pigment4 1/4 x 8 in.
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Plaque 10th or early 11th centuryivory, quartz,
pigment4 1/4 x 8 in.
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Plaque 10th or early 11th centuryivory, quartz,
pigment4 1/4 x 8 in.
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Nasrid Art in Iberia
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Court of LionsAlahambra Palace Granada,
Spain 1354-1391
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Court of LionsAlahambra Palace Granada,
Spain 1354-1391
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Muqarnas dome, hall of the Two SistersAlahambra
Palace Granada, Spain 1354-1391
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Islamic Luxury Arts
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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.
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Sulayman Ewer in the form of a bird 796brass
with silver and copper inlay1 ft. 3 in. high
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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.
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Mamluk Art
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Madrasa-mosque-mausoleum complex of Sultan
Hasan Cairo, Egypt 1356-1363
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plan of the Madrasa - Mosque - Mausoleum complex
of Sultan Hasan Cairo, Egypt
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Qibla wall, main iwanMadrasa-mosque-mausoleum
complex of Sultan Hasan Cairo, Egypt 1356-1363
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Ottoman Turkish Art
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Sinan Mosque of Selim II Edirne, Turkey 1568-1575
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Sinan plan of Mosque of Selim II Edirne,
Turkey 1568-1575
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Sinan Mosque of Selim II (interior) Edirne,
Turkey 1568-1575
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Seljuk Art
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Courtyard of the Great Mosque Isfahan, Iran 11th
to 17th centuries
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Dome of the Shah Mosque Isfahan, Iran 1611-1638
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Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami Isfahan, Iran ca.
1354glazed mosaic tilework11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft.
6 in.
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Timurid Art
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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.
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Safavid Art
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sultan-Muhammad Hushang discovers firedetail of
folio recto of the Shahnama of Shah
Tahmasp Tabriz, Iran ca.1525-1535ink, watercolor
and gold on paper13 x 9 in.
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Mughal Art
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Taj Mahal Agra, India 1632-1647
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Sub-Saharan Islamic Art
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Eastern façade of Friday Mosque Djenne, Mali 13th
century, rebuilt 1906-07
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Eastern façade of Friday Mosque Djenne, Mali 13th
century, rebuilt 1906-07
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