Augustus as Imperator (Augustus of Primaporta) Date early 1st century CE copy of an bronze original of ca. 20 BCE Material marble Measurements 6' 8" Style Period Imperial (Roman)
Title: The Kaaba, Mecca Images shows pilgrims at the Kaaba—holy site in Mecca Kaaba was an older shrine in Mecca believed to be built by Abraham (of Christian and Jewish tradition) When Muhammad returned to Mecca in 630, he removed all old pagan imagery from the Kaaba, instituting Islamic idea of aniconism; avoidance of figural imagery Led to the development of elaborate geometric, abstract and scrolling vine (arabesques) designs in their art
Pantheon view of the facade with the Piazza Rotunda and fountain marble, brick, and concrete; columns of Egyptian granite, bases and columns of Pentelic marble
Pantheon Work Type architecture Date Erected in 17 BCE; destroyed by fire in 80 CE and rebuilt under Emperor Hadrian (76-138 CE) in 110 CE
Title: Aerial view of Haram Al-Sharif, Jerusalem gold-domes shrine fact that it is also important to the Jews and Christians (believed site of the creation of Adam) shows Muslim belief that it completes the prophecies of those faiths and supersedes them
Title: Cutaway drawing of the Dome of the Rock; Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem (interior) built by Syrian artists trained in the Byzantine tradition;
Emperor Constantine the Great (306-337 CE); marble head; fragment of a colossal statue from the Basilica of Constantine in Rome Work Type sculpture Date early 4th c. Material marble
voissoirs (alternating colors), make colorful and dramatic interior; columns are taken from variety of other sources, so vary in height slightly Title: Prayer Hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain Date: Begun 785–86
-now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York -mihrab from 1300s was in the mosque’s madrasa (building for teaching Islamic theology and law) -now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York -shows some of the finest early architectural ceramic decoration in Islamic art; -contrasting colors and dense pattern are typical of the art form Title: Tile Mosaic Mihrab, from the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan Medium: Glazed and cut tiles Size: 11'3" X 7'6" (3.43 X 2.29 m) Date: Founded 1354 Source/Museum: Iran. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund (39.20) Tile Mosaic Mihrab, from the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan Glazed and cut tiles 11'3" X 7'6" 354 Iran.
-ceiling is carved stucco -uses squinches -square room rises to an 8-point star pierced by 18 windows that culminate in a burst of carved muquarnas (small niches) -shapes are visible, but not really discernable; like the heavens this dome is in the Winter Reception and Music Hall on the south side of the Court of Lions has excellent acoustics Title: Muqarnas Dome, Hall of the Abencerrajes, Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Date: Built between 1354–91
Attributed to Yusuf I Islamic Title Nasarid Palaces Date Circa 1333-1354 Location Spain Alhambra Description Niche, west end of north portico; muqarna frieze
Title: Bowl with kufic border Medium: Earthenware with slip, pigment, and lead glaze Size: diameter 14½" (37 cm) Date: 9th–10th century Source/Museum: Samarkand, Uzbekistan. / Musée du Louvre, Paris.
glass making was a booming industry Title: Mamluk glass oil lamp Medium: Glass, polychrome enamel, and gold Size: height 12" (30.5 cm) Date: c. 1355 Source/Museum: Syria or Egypt. Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. (52.1.86)
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