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ISLAMIC ARTcompared to Christian and
Buddhist art
Lamentation, Giotto, ScrovegniChapel (1305)
North Rose window (detail), Chartres Cathedral, Notre Dame
Seated Buddha,15th century,Thailand
Tiled exterior of the Friday Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan
Rug with confronted animals, 14th century,Turkey
Kufic script in an 11th-century Qur'an.
Persian miniature painting from the 16th century CE, depicting Muhammad, his face veiled, ascending on the Buraq into the Heavens, a journey known as the Mi’raj (the Night Journey).