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Islamic Art

Islamic Art. The Prophet Muhammad and his Companions Traveling to the Fair. Reminders . Tues 10/13 TEST : Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic art SG & q-cards due same day Fri 10/23 : Free Response Grid Due Non-European examples MUST be from the art of China before & after 1280

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Islamic Art

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  1. Islamic Art

  2. The Prophet Muhammad and his Companions Traveling to the Fair

  3. Reminders Tues 10/13 TEST: Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic art • SG & q-cards due same day Fri 10/23: Free Response Grid Due • Non-European examples MUST be from the art of China before & after 1280 • European examples must come from Ancient Rome, Jewish, Early Christian, Byzantine or Early Medieval Fri 10/30 (2) article summaries due

  4. Dome of the Rock

  5. Iwans

  6. Mosque of Damascus c. 705-715

  7. Great Mosque, Qairawan, Tunisia

  8. Minaret, muezzins quibla

  9. Islamic Terms • Qiblawall designates the direction of Mecca • Mihrab (niche) signifies a holy place; like the shrine for the Torah scroll in synagogue and frames for gods or saints in Roman and Christian sanctuaries • Maqsura, an enclosure in front of the mihrab for the ruler and other dignitaries, became a regular feature after an assassination attempt on the ruler • Minbar, or pulpit/throne, stands by the mihrab as the place for the prayer leader and a symbol of authority • Minarets, towers from which muezzins (or criers), call the faithful to prayer, they also rise outside the mosque as a symbol of Islam’s presence in a city

  10. Mihrab, niche

  11. Qibla wall w/ mihrab & minbar, Sultan Hasan mausoleum-mosque, Cairo, Egypt 1356-63

  12. Maqsura & mihrab

  13. Minaret, tower for muezzins

  14. Great Mosque, Cordoba

  15. Dome of Great Mosque, Cordoba

  16. Portal of Cordoba

  17. Dome of Masjid-i Shah

  18. Court of the Lions, the Alhambra

  19. Taj Mahal

  20. Arabic Calligraphy on large pishtaq of the Taj Mahal

  21. AlHambra: Granada, Spain

  22. Sinan, The Selimiye Cami, Edirne, Turkey, 1570-74

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