the art of islam oct. 13, 2011. i. introduction: art and religion
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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
• 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
Qur’an. 9th or 10th Century
Islam
Islam and Muslim come from words meaning submission to the will of Allah (God)
Islam is emphatically monotheisticFive pillars of Islam1 The testimony2. Daily prayer3 Fasting during Ramadan4 Almsgiving 5 A pilgrimage to Mecca HadjAlso observance of moral code in the Qur’an
Kaa’ba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia,
III. The Dome of the Rock and Haram al-Sharif
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
Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, late 7th century
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
Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem, Israel, plan and reconstruction of the Constantinian church, ca. 325
Domes of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 326
IV. Ceramics and Textiles
Dish, Iran, 10th century
Bowl, earthenware, 1425-50
Ceramic tile with an Arabic inscription, Iran, 1215
Ardabil carpet, Iran, 1539-1540
Mosque lamp, glass, gilded and enamelled glass, Syria or Egypt c. 1360
V. The Great Mosque of Cordoba
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, late 7th century, Umayyad Caliphate
Qu’ran which has blood (purportedly Uthman’s) on its pages
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Ummayyad, Caliphate, hypostyle hall
Plan of the Great Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia, ca. 836-875.
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate
Marble capital from the great Mosque at Cordoba, 10th century
Mihrab niche which identifies the qibla wall (direction of Mecca and the Kaa’ba), Great Mosque at Cordoba, 965
Dome in front of the mihrab niche, Great Mosque at Cordoba, 965
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate
Stained glass, Notre Dame, Cathedral of Reims, France, 1211-1255
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain begun 786, Umayyad, Caliphate
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, late 7th century, Umayyad Caliphate
Cathedral of Cordoba, inside the mosque of Cordoba, 15th Century