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The Art of Islam

The Art of Islam. Oct. 13, 2011. I. Introduction: art and religion. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, opening Nov. 1, 2011. II. Introduction to Islam. Abraham and his son Isaac, Ravenna, Church of San Vitale, 547, mosaic. Muhammad and Islam. Muhammad, the Prophet, 570- 632 CE in Mecca

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The Art of Islam

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  1. The Art of Islam Oct. 13, 2011

  2. I. Introduction: art and religion

  3. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, opening Nov. 1, 2011

  4. II. Introduction to Islam

  5. Abraham and his son Isaac, Ravenna, Church of San Vitale, 547, mosaic

  6. Muhammad and Islam • Muhammad, the Prophet, 570- 632 CE in Mecca • Qur’an (sometimes spelled Koran), was revealed to Muhammad in approximately 23 years between 610-632 CE • In 622 CE Muhammad fled Mecca with his followers and went to Medina, a desert oasis This event the Hegira marks the beginning of the • His followers returned and conquered Mecca in 630 • By Muhammad’s death the Arabian tribes were united and had joined Islam

  7. Qur’an. 9th or 10th Century

  8. Islam Islam and Muslim come from words meaning submission to the will of Allah (God) Islam is emphatically monotheistic Five pillars of Islam 1 The testimony 2. Daily prayer 3 Fasting during Ramadan 4 Almsgiving 5 A pilgrimage to Mecca Hadj Also observance of moral code in the Qur’an

  9. Kaa’ba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia,

  10. III. The Dome of the Rock and Haram al-Sharif

  11. Jerusalem, Western Wall, wall of the foundation of the second Temple 19 B.C.E. Dome of the Rock, Haram el Sharif, late 7th century

  12. Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, late 7th century

  13. Tile, Kashan, 13th century

  14. Jerusalem, Western Wall, wall of the foundation of the second Temple 19 B.C.E. Dome of the Rock, Haram el Sharif, late 7th century

  15. Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem, Israel, plan and reconstruction of the Constantinian church, ca. 325

  16. Domes of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 326

  17. IV. Ceramics and Textiles

  18. Dish, Iran, 10th century

  19. Bowl, earthenware, 1425-50

  20. Ceramic tile with an Arabic inscription, Iran, 1215

  21. Ardabil carpet, Iran, 1539-1540

  22. Ardibil Carpet, Iran 1539-40

  23. Mosque lamp, glass, gilded and enamelled glass, Syria or Egypt c. 1360

  24. V. The Great Mosque of Cordoba

  25. Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate

  26. Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, late 7th century, Umayyad Caliphate Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate

  27. Qu’ran which has blood (purportedly Uthman’s) on its pages

  28. Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate

  29. Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Ummayyad, Caliphate, hypostyle hall

  30. Plan of the Great Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia, ca. 836-875.

  31. Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate

  32. Marble capital from the great Mosque at Cordoba, 10th century

  33. Mihrab niche which identifies the qibla wall (direction of Mecca and the Kaa’ba), Great Mosque at Cordoba, 965

  34. Dome in front of the mihrab niche, Great Mosque at Cordoba, 965

  35. Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate

  36. Stained glass, Notre Dame, Cathedral of Reims, France, 1211-1255

  37. Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, late 7th century, Umayyad Caliphate

  38. Cathedral of Cordoba, inside the mosque of Cordoba, 15th Century

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