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Period: 500 BCE to
WCAA caption sources
Kleiner, Fred S. Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global History. 15th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2016. 2017. Web.
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Buddha. Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Gandharan. c. 400-800 C.E. (destroyed in 2001). Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint
This was one of two statues of the Buddhas of Bamiyan, built after Mahayana Buddhism's spread from India to Afghanistan. The roughly 150-foot statue was constructed using a mud-and-straw base that would then be covered with stucco and paint to emphasize certain expressive parts of the statue. The statue was destroyed in 2001 by the Islamic Taliban government, who perceived the statue as a false idol. http://afghanistanembassy.org.uk/english/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/standing_buddha_bamiyan.jpg -
Jan 1, 691
Dome of the Rock. Jerusalem, Palestine. Islamic, Umayyad. 691-692 C.E., with multiple renovations. Stone masonry and wooden roof decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome
The Dome was created to commemorate the Islamic conquering of the historically religious Jerusalem. It's location emphasizes this, as it rests on the same platform on which the Hebrew Temple of Solomon was built, among other significant events. The building's architecture, while reminiscent of Late Antique Mediterranean style, utilizes an enormous dome to give an impression of dominance.
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Jan 1, 700
Folio from a Qur'an. Arab, North Africa, or Near East. Abbasid. c. eighth to ninth century C.E. Ink, color, and gold on parchment
The Folio is representative of the immense importance calligraphy holds in Islamic culture. Calligraphy is seen as the most beautiful and, therefore, most respectful way human hands can record the holy words of the Koran. The page also indicates popular characteristics of old-time Korans, such as the use of the angular Kufic script, the use of gold leaf and finials in chapter headers, and the 2:3 script ration that gives way to the page's wide margin
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Jan 1, 1522
The Court of Gayumars, folio from Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama. Sultan Muhammad. c. 1522-1525 C.E. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
This folio comes from Shah Tahmasp's laborious commision of Shahnama, the Persian national epic poem. The 742-page work contains 258 illustrations from renowned artists all over the Islamic world, in a manner that mirrors the illuminated manuscripts of medieval Christianity. The vividly painted work here depicts Gayumars, the legendary first king of Iran, residing among his court and relatives.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/west-and-central-asia/a/the-court-of-gayumars -
Feb 22, 1539
The Ardabil Carpet. Maqsud of Kashan. 1539-1540 C.E. Silk and wool
The Ardabil Carpet is a luxurious example of mastery within one of the Islamic World's "Minor Arts." The massive work, running 35 by 18 feet and consisting of up to 25 million knots, was found in the funerary mosque of Shaykh Safi al-Din. The elaborate pattern, customarily void of animal or human, creates an image of a heavenly dome reflecting above a pool of water among the company of lotus flowers.
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/west-and-central-asia/a/the-ardabil-carpet
