MZ
Since WW2
Date: 1946 Medium: Engraving and soft–ground etching;
Medium: Engraving and drypoint
Date: 1964 Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1946 Medium: Engraving and soft–ground etching;
Islamic
Date: A.H. 1180/1766–67 a.d. Medium: Ink and gold on paper
Date: 1520 Medium: Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper
Date: mid-16th century Medium: Steel, damascened with gold
Date: A.H. 1180/1766–67 a.d. Medium: Ink and gold on paper
Japanese
date: 1769 Medium: Polychrome woodcut print on paper
Date: 1615–1868 Medium: Polychrome ink and color on paper
date: 1716 Medium: ink and color on silk
date: 1769 Medium: Polychrome woodcut print on paper
Oceanic
Date: mid 20th century Medium: Wood, lizard skin, paint, fiber
Date: mid 20th century Medium: Wood, fiber, leaves, paint
Date: mid 20th century Medium: Wood, paint, fiber, cassowary quills, seeds, feathers
Date: mid 20th century Medium: Wood, lizard skin, paint, fiber
Chinese
Date: 1403 Medium: Gilt brass, lost–wax cast
Date: 486 Medium: Gilt bronze with traces of pigment, piece–mold cast
Date: early 7th century Medium: Dry lacquer with traces of gilt and pigment
Date: 1403 Medium: Gilt brass, lost–wax cast
African
Date: 17th century Medium: Wood, tempera paint
Date: 14th century Medium: Parchment (vellum), wood (acacia), tempera, ink
Date: 14th century Medium: Tempera on parchment
Date: 17th century Medium: Wood, tempera paint
Islamic Art began in the 7th Century. It was produced by the people that lived in the areas ruled by Islamic culture and population. There are many different elements to Islamic art. Islamic art is not only religious but also cultural. The best-surviving and highest developed form of painting in the Islamic world is the miniature in illuminated manuscripts, or later as a single page for inclusion in a muraqqa or bound album of miniatures and calligraphy.
The tradition of the Persian miniature has been dominant since about the 13th century. It strongly influenced the Ottoman miniature of Turkey and the Mughal miniature in India. For most of the Middle Ages Islamic glass was the most popular in in Eurasia, exported to both Europe and China. Islam took over much of the traditional glass-producing territory of Sassanian and Ancient Roman glass. And figurative decoration played a small part in pre-Islamic glass.
The Islamic piece I chose to discuss is the "Leaf from Futuh al–Haramain" it is from the mid 16th century. The medium used for this piece is ink, colors, and gold on paper. This painting depicts the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina. It is like a pilgrim's guide who's traveling to Mecca and Medina. These places are both very important religiously and culturally to the middle east and Islamic and art. Also, Arabic and Farsi script are commonly found in Islamic art.
Islamic art has had a major influence in my life. Since I am both Persian and Muslim I have grown up around all aspects of Islamic art. I appreciate it because it reminds me of Islam in the past. Since I will never actually get to experience living in an Islamic country in the 16th century, art work from that time help me feel like I'm there. And it gives me a deeper connection as well.