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Islamic Art
Chronology of Early Islam


Muhammad Born in Mecca           ca. 570
Muhammad’s First Revelation           610
Muhammad’s Flight to Medina (Hijra)   622
Muhammad Dies in Medina               632
Five Pillars of Islam


• Faith       There is no God but God;
              Muhammad is his messenger

• Prayer      Salat–obligatory prayers
              said five times daily

• Charity     Zakat–“purification” or “growth”

• Fasting     during month of Ramadan

• Pilgrimage Hajj–trip to Mecca once in a lifetime
             some go yearly during Ramadan
Early Islamic Art
        &
  Umayyad Art
Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem
687-692
Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem
687-692
Dome of the Rock (interior)
Jerusalem
687-692
THE MOSQUE




Aerial view of the Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria, 706-715
The mirhrab is a niche in the quibla
 wall (MN-QW: alphabetical!)




Great Mosque
Damascus, Syria
706-715
Mosaic from Courtyard
Great Mosque
Damascus, Syria
706-715
Plan of the Umayyad Palace
Mshatta, Jordan
ca. 740-750
Detail of the Frieze
of the Umayyad Palace
Mshatta, Jordan
ca. 740 - 750
limestone
16 ft. 7 in. high
Frieze of the Umayyad Palace
Mshatta, Jordan
ca. 740 - 750
limestone
16 ft. 7 in. high
Baghdad & Abbasid Art
Aerial view of the Great Mosque
Qayrawan, Tunisia
ca. 836-875
Plan of the Great Mosque
Qayrawan, Tunisia
ca. 836-875
Malwiya minaret of the Great Mosque
Samarra, Iraq
ca. 848-852
Malwiya minaret and Great Mosque
Samarra, Iraq
ca. 848-852
Mausoleum of the Samanids
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
early 10th century
Umayyad Art in Iberia
Entrance to the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
8th to 10th centuries
Prayer hall of the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
8th to 10th centuries
Maqsura of the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
961-965
Dome in front of the mihrab
of the Great Mosque
Córdoba, Spain
961-965
Islamic Luxury Arts
Confronting lions and palm tree
fragment of a textile from Zandana, Uzbekistan
8th century
silk compound twill
2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 9 1/2 in.
Sulayman
Ewer in the form of a bird
796
brass with silver and copper inlay
1 ft. 3 in. high
Quran page with the beginning of surah 18, al Kahf (The Cave)
9th or early 10th century
ink and gold on vellum
7 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in.
DECORATIVE
  MOTIFS

                         Arabesque




 Detail of mosque wall
                         Tesselations
Nasrid Art in Iberia
Court of Lions
Alahambra Palace
Granada, Spain
1354-1391
Court of Lions
Alahambra Palace
Granada, Spain
1354-1391
Muqarnas dome, hall of the Two Sisters
Alahambra Palace
Granada, Spain
1354-1391
Mamluk Art
Madrasa-mosque-mausoleum
complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
1356-1363
plan of the Madrasa - Mosque - Mausoleum complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
Qibla wall, main iwan
Madrasa-mosque-mausoleum
complex of Sultan Hasan
Cairo, Egypt
1356-1363
Ottoman Turkish Art
Sinan
Mosque of Selim II
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Sinan
plan of Mosque of Selim II
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Sinan
Mosque of Selim II (interior)
Edirne, Turkey
1568-1575
Seljuk Art
Courtyard of the Great Mosque
Isfahan, Iran
11th to 17th centuries
Dome of the Shah Mosque
Isfahan, Iran
1611-1638
Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami
Isfahan, Iran
ca. 1354
glazed mosaic tilework
11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.
Winter pray hall of the Shahi (Imam) Mosque
Isfahan, Iran
ca. 1611-1638
Timurid Art
Bihzad
Seduction of Yusuf from Bustan of
Sultan Husayn Mayqara
Heart, Afghanistan
ca.11488
ink an d color on paper
13 x 9 in.
Safavid Art
Sultan-Muhammad
The court of Gayumars
detail of folio 20 verso
of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Tabriz, Iran
ca.1525-1535
ink, watercolor and gold on paper
13 x 9 in.
Sultan-Muhammad
The court of Gayumars
detail of folio 20 verso
of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Tabriz, Iran
ca.1525-1535
ink, watercolor and gold on paper
13 x 9 in.
Sultan-Muhammad
The court of Gayumars
detail of folio 20 verso
of the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
Tabriz, Iran
ca.1525-1535
ink, watercolor and gold on paper
13 x 9 in.
Maqsud of Kashan
Carpet from the funerary mosque
of Shaykh Safi al-Din
Ardabil, Iran
1540
knotted pile of wood and silk
34 ft. 6 in. x 17 ft. 7 in.
Mosque lamp of Sayf al-Din
Tuquztimur
From Egypt
1340 CE
Glass with enamel
Taj Mahal
Agra, India
1632-1647
Mughal Art
Sub-Saharan Islamic Art
Eastern façade of Friday Mosque
Djenne, Mali
13th century, rebuilt 1906-07
Eastern façade of Friday Mosque
Djenne, Mali
13th century, rebuilt 1906-07
Islam

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  53. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.
  54. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.
  55. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.
  56. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. The most important element in any mosque is the mihrab, the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca. Because it functions as the focal point in prayer ritual, its decoration was executed with great skill and devotion. This example from the Madrasa Imami in Isfahan, founded in A.H. 755/A.D. 1354, is composed of a mosaic of small glazed tiles fitted together to form various geometric and floral patterns and inscriptions. The inscriptional frieze in muhaqqaq script containing sura IX:14–22 from the Qur'an runs from the bottom right to the bottom left; a second inscription, in kufic script, with sayings of the Prophet, borders the pointed arch of the niche; and a third inscription, in cursive, is set in a frame at the center of the niche. The bottom of the niche, just below the central inscription, and a substantial part of the beginning and end of the main inscription were restored by skillful potters in Isfahan in the mid-1920s. Outermost script details 5 pillars of the Islamic faith.
  57. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.
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  59. Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. In the reign of Hushang, grandson of Gayumars, the world came to understand the usefulness of minerals and the art of smithery, as well as agriculture and irrigation. One day Hushang spied a horrible dragon lurking behind the rocks. He hurled a stone at it, which missed the monster but hit a larger rock causing sparks to fly up. Realizing the significance of this phenomenon, Hushang built a large fire and held a feast to celebrate its discovery. The witty yet profound characterizations of people and animals are characteristic of the liveliest of Sultan Muhammad' s creations. No Persian artist has excelled in presenting a world so overflowing with life and so rich in exuberant detail as Sultan Muhammad, to whom this painting is attributed. Using color, he created a somewhat otherworldly atmosphere suitable to the remote, early phase of civilization depicted in this miniature celebrating the discovery of fire.
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