Islamic Art

Islamic Art

The Prophet Muhammad and his Companions Traveling to the Fair

Reminders

Tues 10/13 TEST: Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic art– SG & q-cards due same day

Fri 10/23: Free Response Grid Due– Non-European examples MUST be from the art of

China before & after 1280– European examples must come from Ancient Rome,

Jewish, Early Christian, Byzantine or Early Medieval

Fri 10/30 (2) article summaries due

Dome of the Rock

Iwans

Mosque of Damascus c. 705-715

Great Mosque, Qairawan, Tunisia

Minaret, muezzins

quibla

Islamic Terms

• Qibla wall designates the direction of Mecca

• Mihrab (niche) signifies a holy place; like the shrine for the Torah scroll in synagogue and frames for gods or saints in Roman and Christian sanctuaries

• Maqsura, an enclosure in front of the mihrab for the ruler and other dignitaries, became a regular feature after an assassination attempt on the ruler

• Minbar, or pulpit/throne, stands by the mihrab as the place for the prayer leader and a symbol of authority

• Minarets, towers from which muezzins (or criers), call the faithful to prayer, they also rise outside the mosque as a symbol of Islam’s presence in a city

Mihrab, niche

Qibla wall w/ mihrab & minbar, Sultan Hasan mausoleum-mosque, Cairo, Egypt 1356-63

Maqsura & mihrab

Minaret, tower for muezzins

Great Mosque, Cordoba

Dome of Great Mosque, Cordoba

Portal of Cordoba

Dome of Masjid-i Shah

Court of the Lions, the Alhambra

Taj Mahal

Arabic Calligraphy on large pishtaq of the Taj Mahal

AlHambra: Granada, Spain

Sinan, The Selimiye Cami, Edirne, Turkey, 1570-74