Islamic Art

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Islamic Art

The Prophet Muhammad and his Companions Traveling to the Fair, from a copy of the 14th century Life of the Prophet, of Al-Zarir, Istanbul, Turkey. 1694. 10 5/8 x 15 in. NY Public Library. (Stokstad 8-1)

Islam 2

Koran page with beginning of surah 18, al-Kahf (The Cave), 9th or early 10th century. Ink and gold on vellum, 7 1/4” x 10 1/4”. Chester Beatty Library and Oriental Art Gallery, Dublin. (Stokstad p. 307)

Islam 3

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687–692. (Stokstad 8-2)

Islam 4

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687–692. (see Stokstad 8-4)

Islam 5

Aerial view of the Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706–715. (not in Stokstad)

Islam 6

Aerial view of the Great Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia, ca. 836–875. (Stokstad 8-7)

Islam 7

Malwiya minaret of the Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, 848–852.

Islam 8

Prayer hall of the Great Mosque, Córdoba, Spain, eighth to tenth centuries. (Stokstad 8-8)

Islam 9

Mosque of CórdobaMoorish Portal: Arabesque above portal, South side of the Mezquita

Islam 10

Maqsura of the Great Mosque, Córdoba, Spain, 961–965.

Islam 11

Dome in front of the mihrab of the Great Mosque, Córdoba, Spain, 961–965. (Stokstad 8-9)

Islam 12

Great mosque of Cordoba with the cathedral that was built into it in 1523.

Islam 13

Aerial view of the Great Mosque (looking southwest), Isfahan, Persia (Iran), eleventh to seventeenth centuries.

Islam 14

Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran, ca. 1354. Glazed mosaic tilework, 11’ 3” X 7’ 6”. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Islam 15

Madrasa-mosque-mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan (in the foreground is a mausoleum), Cairo, Egypt, begun 1356.

Islam 16

Mihrab in the Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.

Islam 17

General view of the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain. 1354-91

Islam 18

Muqarnas dome, Hall of the Two Sisters, Alhambra palace, Granada, Spain, 1354–1391.

Islam 19

SINAN, Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568–1575.

Islam 20

SINAN, interior of the Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568–1575.

Islam 21

The Saint-Josse shroudBefore 961. Louvre, Paris.

Islam 22

Kamal al Din Bihzad. The Caliph Harun al-Rashid Visits the Turkish Bath, from a copy of the 12th century Khamsa (Five Poems) of Nizami, Herat,Afghanistan. British Library, London.

Islam 23

Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Pavilion: Page from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated 1524Ð25Safavid Afghanistan (Herat) Colors, gold, and silver on paperThe Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Islam 24

Bowl, 10th century; Samanid period (819-1005)Attributed to Nishapur, Iran. Red body, white engobe, underglaze painted (slip-painted, incised, and glazed); H. 7 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Islam 25

Tughra of Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent, 16th century; Ottoman period (c. 1280-1924)Attributed to Istanbul, Turkey, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Slide #	Islamic Art
Islam 1	The Prophet Muhammad and his Companions Traveling to the Fair, from a copy of the 14th century Life of the Prophet, of Al-Zarir, Istanbul, Turkey. 1694. 10 5/8 x 15 in. NY Public Library. (Stokstad 8-1)
Islam 2	Koran page with beginning of surah 18, al-Kahf (The Cave), 9th or early 10th century. Ink and gold on vellum, 7 1/4” x 10 1/4”. Chester Beatty Library and Oriental Art Gallery, Dublin. (Stokstad p. 307)
Islam 3	Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687–692. (Stokstad 8-2)
Islam 4	Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 687–692. (see Stokstad 8-4)
Islam 5	Aerial view of the Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706–715. (not in Stokstad)
Islam 6	Aerial view of the Great Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia, ca. 836–875. (Stokstad 8-7)
Islam 7	Malwiya minaret of the Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, 848–852.
Islam 8	Prayer hall of the Great Mosque, Córdoba, Spain, eighth to tenth centuries. (Stokstad 8-8)
Islam 9	Mosque of CórdobaMoorish Portal: Arabesque above portal, South side of the Mezquita
Islam 10	Maqsura of the Great Mosque, Córdoba, Spain, 961–965.
Islam 11	Dome in front of the mihrab of the Great Mosque, Córdoba, Spain, 961–965. (Stokstad 8-9)
Islam 12	Great mosque of Cordoba with the cathedral that was built into it in 1523.
Islam 13	Aerial view of the Great Mosque (looking southwest), Isfahan, Persia (Iran), eleventh to seventeenth centuries.
Islam 14	Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran, ca. 1354. Glazed mosaic tilework, 11’ 3” X 7’ 6”. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Islam 15	Madrasa-mosque-mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan (in the foreground is a mausoleum), Cairo, Egypt, begun 1356.
Islam 16	Mihrab in the Sultan Hasan Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.
Islam 17	General view of the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain. 1354-91
Islam 18	Muqarnas dome, Hall of the Two Sisters, Alhambra palace, Granada, Spain, 1354–1391.
Islam 19	SINAN, Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568–1575.
Islam 20	SINAN, interior of the Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568–1575.
Islam 21	The Saint-Josse shroudBefore 961. Louvre, Paris.
Islam 22	Kamal al Din Bihzad. The Caliph Harun al-Rashid Visits the Turkish Bath, from a copy of the 12th century Khamsa (Five Poems) of Nizami, Herat,Afghanistan. British Library, London.
Islam 23	Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Pavilion: Page from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, dated 1524Ð25Safavid Afghanistan (Herat) Colors, gold, and silver on paperThe Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Islam 24	Bowl, 10th century; Samanid period (819-1005)Attributed to Nishapur, Iran. Red body, white engobe, underglaze painted (slip-painted, incised, and glazed); H. 7 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Islam 25	Tughra of Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent, 16th century; Ottoman period (c. 1280-1924)Attributed to Istanbul, Turkey, Metropolitan Museum of Art.