Art and Architecture of the Islamic World

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This course examines the visual culture of the Islamic world from the advent of Islam in 622 C.E. until the 17th century. It will stress, however, the early years when artists and architects develop the main forms of Islamic art. We will investigate how the Islamic faith gave rise to a distinct repertory of motifs, a unique architecture, and a singular style in the first decades of its existence and how these features were modified with the passage of time. While this course is intended to be a general survey, certain significant monuments, such as the Great Mosque of Córdoba, and themes, for example the Islamic city, will be explored at greater depth.

Depictions of the Zodiac in Islamic Art

The Zodiac in Perspective

A Flight Through Islamic Culture

A Flight Through Islamic Culture

Multicultural Representation in Islamic Art

Multicultural Representation in Islamic Manuscripts

Seeing Through the Infinity: Muqarnas in the Islamic World

Seeing Through the Infinity: Muqarnas in the Islamic World

Influence of Chinese Blue & White Porcelain on Islamic Ceramics

Influence of Chinese Blue & White Porcelain on Islamic Ceramics

Living by the Stars: Astronomy and Astrology in Islamic Art

Living by the Stars: Astronomy and Astrology in Islamic Art

Directed Opulence: Mihrabs and Their Importance to the Islamic Faith

Directed Opulence: Mihrabs and Their Importance to the Islamic Faith

Behind the Veil: Islam as a Political Identity in the Works of Contemporary Women Artists

Behind the Veil: Islam as a Political Identity in the Works of Contemporary Women Artists

Discrepancies in the Classification of the Rayy and Kashan Styles

Discrepancies in the Classification of the Rayy and Kashan Styles

Plants in Islamic Art

The Importance of Plants in Islamic Culture

Islamic Ivories

Symbols of Royalty in Islamic Ivories

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