ARTWORKS
Sacred Architecture:
56. Mosque at Cordova, Spain
84. Mosque of Selim II, Turkey
168. Great Mosque of Djenne, with markets, Mali
183. The Kaaba, Saudi Arabia
185. Dome of the Rock
- interior
186. Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh)
- courtyard
- mihrab
Other Architecture:
65. Alhambra Palaces, Spain
209. Taj Mahal, India
Luxury Objects:
57. Pyxis of al-Mughira, Umayyad
188. Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Muhammad ibn al-Zain
191. The Ardabil Carpet, Maqusud of Kashan
Painting:
187. Folio from a Qur’an, Abbasid
189. Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the
Great Il-Khanid Shahnama
190, The Court of Gayumars, folio from
Shah Tah masp’s Shahnam
208. Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Sacred Architecture:
56. Mosque at Cordova, Spain
84. Mosque of Selim II, Turkey
168. Great Mosque of Djenne, with markets, Mali
183. The Kaaba, Saudi Arabia
185. Dome of the Rock
- interior
186. Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh)
- courtyard
- mihrab
Other Architecture:
65. Alhambra Palaces, Spain
209. Taj Mahal, India
Luxury Objects:
57. Pyxis of al-Mughira, Umayyad
188. Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Muhammad ibn al-Zain
191. The Ardabil Carpet, Maqusud of Kashan
Painting:
187. Folio from a Qur’an, Abbasid
189. Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the
Great Il-Khanid Shahnama
190, The Court of Gayumars, folio from
Shah Tah masp’s Shahnam
208. Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
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
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
CONTEXT
Muhammed (the prophet) founder of the religion, born in570 CE in Mecca. At age 40 receives calling as a prophet of a new
religion. He dies in 632 CE. Muhammed recognized Christians, Jews, and Arabs as descendants of Abraham and
recognized Jesus, but not as divine. Muhammed is seen as a prophet and only his teachings preserve God’s (Allah) true
message.
Islam established new social order and took complete charge of temporal (worldly) as well as spiritual aairs. Islam
sponsored advanced scholarship and the translation of Greco-Roman texts from all areas of learning. Islam spread
rapidly and by the 8th century conquered North Africa and Spain (785 CE). Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453.The
century following Muhammed’s death was dominated by military conquest and expansion. Muhammed was succeed- ed by the four “rightly-guided” Caliphs: Abu Bakr (632-34 CE), Umar (634-44 CE), Uthman (644-56 CE), and Ali (656-661 CE). The Qu’ran (Koran) is believed to have been codied during Uthman’s reign.
Ritual centered around daily prayer and pilgrimage, without other rituals or hierarchical spiritually privileged priesthood.
Mosques are places of daily prayer: the faithful would be called to prayer by the muezzin in the mosque’s minaret, enter enclosed courtyard, engaged in ritual washing, enter mosque, and begin individual prayer on their knees facing
Mecca. The direction of Mecca was marked by a sacred niche, or mihrab, in the qibla wall (opposite to the entrance). In
front of the mihrab was an elaborately decorated dome marking the exclusive enclosure for the caliph, called a
madksourah. No images of anything living were allowed in Islamic mosques, only elaborate interweaving designs called
arabesques, and calligraphic passages of text. Surfaces are covered with rich, at, linear patterns of geometric and
organic design
Muhammed (the prophet) founder of the religion, born in570 CE in Mecca. At age 40 receives calling as a prophet of a new
religion. He dies in 632 CE. Muhammed recognized Christians, Jews, and Arabs as descendants of Abraham and
recognized Jesus, but not as divine. Muhammed is seen as a prophet and only his teachings preserve God’s (Allah) true
message.
Islam established new social order and took complete charge of temporal (worldly) as well as spiritual aairs. Islam
sponsored advanced scholarship and the translation of Greco-Roman texts from all areas of learning. Islam spread
rapidly and by the 8th century conquered North Africa and Spain (785 CE). Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453.The
century following Muhammed’s death was dominated by military conquest and expansion. Muhammed was succeed- ed by the four “rightly-guided” Caliphs: Abu Bakr (632-34 CE), Umar (634-44 CE), Uthman (644-56 CE), and Ali (656-661 CE). The Qu’ran (Koran) is believed to have been codied during Uthman’s reign.
Ritual centered around daily prayer and pilgrimage, without other rituals or hierarchical spiritually privileged priesthood.
Mosques are places of daily prayer: the faithful would be called to prayer by the muezzin in the mosque’s minaret, enter enclosed courtyard, engaged in ritual washing, enter mosque, and begin individual prayer on their knees facing
Mecca. The direction of Mecca was marked by a sacred niche, or mihrab, in the qibla wall (opposite to the entrance). In
front of the mihrab was an elaborately decorated dome marking the exclusive enclosure for the caliph, called a
madksourah. No images of anything living were allowed in Islamic mosques, only elaborate interweaving designs called
arabesques, and calligraphic passages of text. Surfaces are covered with rich, at, linear patterns of geometric and
organic design
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Assignments:
Add the Artworks listed to your flash cards. All due by Friday, December 2, 2018. READINGS: Gardner's Art through the Ages, Chapter 13, pages 357 - 370
Add the Artworks listed to your flash cards. All due by Friday, December 2, 2018. READINGS: Gardner's Art through the Ages, Chapter 13, pages 357 - 370
This website is based upon work supported by:
Dr. Robert Croad for workshops, resources and time -
Marsha Russell for your generosity in sharing materials and knowledge -
and to Valerie Park for your AP Art History web site that this website is based upon.
Dr. Robert Croad for workshops, resources and time -
Marsha Russell for your generosity in sharing materials and knowledge -
and to Valerie Park for your AP Art History web site that this website is based upon.