ISLAMIC ART
This work was created during the Umayyad Dynasty, but it has no presumed religious purpose. It's an object bestowed upon allies of the Umayyad Caliphs, and it was used to carry perfumes and cosmetics.
What is Pyxis of al-Mughira ?
What is Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel, including Lamentation ?
This work contains elaborate designs, gems, and it is coincidentally featured in the Justinian Mosaic in San Vitale.
What is Merovingian looped fibula?
This illuminated manuscript depicts two Biblical stories from the book of Genesis. It features Roman colonnades in one of its pages.
What is Vienna Genesis (Rebecca and Eliezer) ?
This mosque is located in Cordoba, Spain; and it is very interesting, as it was originally a site of a Christian Church, and then it was taken over by Umayyad Muslims.
What is Great Mosque of Cordoba ?
This folio is a two page spread of Qur'an manuscript. Ancient scribes who could make a work such as this were highly valued for their abilities.
What is Folio from a Qur'an, Kufic Script ?
This series features a semi-mythological narrative of kings from modern-day Iran.
What is Shahnama: Book of Kings ?
This artwork depicts the story of the Passover.
This museum holds purpose in all three major Abrahamic religions, and is located in Jerusalem, Israel.
What is Dome of the Rock ?
This work was created by Mohammed ibn al-Zain (one of the only artists we know of in this Unit), and was originally used for washing hands at religious ceremonies. It was later used for French royal baptisms.
What is Basin (Baptistere de St. Louis) ?
This church was one of the first example of the Romanesque period, the period right after the collapse of the Roman empire.
What is Santa Sabina ?
This work was made out of wool, silk, and natural dyes. Its original use was not religious, but it was later donated to a mosque for praying.
What is the Ardabil Carpet ?
This work is one of the illuminated manuscripts that does not feature religious icons or beliefs. It is also apart of Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama.
What is The Court of Gayumars (folio from Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama) "
This mosque is one of the oldest standing mosques in Iran and was built to visually embody the visual tastes of the Persian empire.
This structure is made of black granite masonry, and is one of the pinnacles of Islam.
What is The Kaaba ?
This church is located in Conques, France and was a pilgrimage site for Christians. The church was named after a certain Saint
What is the Church of Sainte-Foy and Reliquary ?
This artwork recounts the tale of an Ancient Persian king, and is apart of a long series where Alexander The Great is featured.
What is Bahram Gur fights the Karg (folio from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama) ?
This artwork was created to represent a specific Mughal emperor's power and his supposed divine knowledge.
What is Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings ?
This mosque is located in a Palace, and was the physical embodiment of what Muslims believe to be Heaven.
What is Alhambra Palace ?
Hagia Sophia was completely redesigned after the Ottomans took it from the Christians. What is this process of destruction of icons and religious symbols?
What is iconostasis?
This cathedral hosted the first Gothic style architectural designs, and utilized flying buttresses.
What is the Chartres Cathedral ?
This embroidery commemorated the win of the Normans in the Battle of Hastings
What is the Bayeux Tapestry ?
This series was a codex of multiple stories from the Bible. It was found off the coast of Northumberland, England.
What are the Lindisfarne Gospels ?
Today this work is a museum, but it's had quite the identity crisis as it first started as a church and then a mosque. It is one of the greatest examples of Islamic calligraphy in architecture.
What is Hagia Sophia ?