Chapter 9: Islamic Art

Question 1

Answer 1

The Magamat of Al-Hariri
Yahya Ibn al-Wasiti
Baghdad, Iraq (Islamic Art)
1237 CE
Ink, pigments, and gold on paper

Question 2

Answer 2

The Kaaba, Mecca
Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Islamic Art)

Question 3

Answer 3

Exterior View of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel (Islamic Art)
691 CE

Question 4

Answer 4

Cutaway Drawing of the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel (Islamic Art)
691 CE

Question 5

Answer 5

Interior, Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, Israel (Islamic Art)
691 CE

Question 6

Answer 6

View From Above of the Great Mosque, Damascus
Damascus, Syria (Islamic Art)
706 CE

Question 7

Answer 7

Mosaics on the Courtyard Arcade of the Great Mosque, Damascus
Damascus, Syria (Islamic Art)
706/715 CE

Question 8

Answer 8

Prayer Hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba
Cordoba, Spain (Islamic Art)
785-786 CE

Question 9

Answer 9

Arches styles
(Islamic Art)

Question 10

Answer 10

Plan of the Great Mosque, Cordoba
Cordoba, Spain (Islamic Art)
785-786 CE

Question 11

Answer 11

Dome in Front of the Mihrab, Great Mosque, Cordoba
Cordoba, Spain (Islamic Art)
965 CE

Question 12

Answer 12

Minbar
Kutubiya Mosque
Marrakesh, Morocco (Islamic Art)
1125-1130 CE
Wood and Ivory

Question 13

Answer 13

Ornament Styles
(Islamic Art)

Question 14

Answer 14

Page from the Qur’an
Syria (Islamic Art)
9th Century CE
Black ink, pigments, and gold on vellum

Question 15

Answer 15

Plate with Kufic Border
Khurasan, Pakistan (Islamic Art)
10th-12th Century
Earthenware with White and Black Slip, and lead glaze

Question 16

Answer 16

Lusterware Jar
Iraq (Islamic Art)
10th Century CE
Glazed earthenware with luster

Question 17

Answer 17

Mina’i Bowl with Bahram Gur and Azada
Iran (Islamic Art)
12th-13th Century CE
Mina’i ware (Stoneware with polychrome in-glaze and overglaze)

Question 18

Answer 18

Plan and Drawing of Exterior of the Sultan Hasan Madrasa-Mausoleum-Mosque Complex, Cairo
Cairo, Egypt (Islamic Art)
1356-1363 CE

Question 19

Answer 19

Qibla Wall with Mihrab and Minbar
Sultan Hasan Madrasa-Mausoleum-Mosque Complex
Cairo, Egypt (Islamic Art)
1356-1363 CE

Question 20

Answer 20

Baptistery of St. Louis
Muhammad Ibn al-Zain
Syria or Egypt (Islamic Art)
1300 CE
Brass inlaid with silver and gold

Question 21

Answer 21

Glass Oil Lamp
Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki
Cairo, Egypt (Islamic Art)
1329-1335 CE
Blown glass, polychrome enamel, and gold

Question 22

Answer 22

Qur’an Frontispiece
Cairo, Egypt (Islamic Art)
1368 CE
Ink, pigments, and gold on paper

Question 23

Answer 23

Court of the Lions, Alhambra
Granada, Spain (Islamic Art)
1354-1391 CE

Question 24

Answer 24

Muqarnas Dome, Hall of the Abencerrajes, Palace of the Lions, Alhambra
Granada, Spain (Islamic Art)
1354-1391 CE

Question 25

Answer 25

Tile Mosaic Mihrab Madrasa Imami Isfahan, Iran (Islamic Art) 1354 CE Glazed and cut tiles

Question 26

Answer 26

Shah-I Zinda Funerary Complex Samarkand, Uzbekistan (Islamic Art) Late 14th=15th Century

Question 27

Answer 27

Yusuf Fleeing Zulayhka Kamal al-Din Bihzad fro a copy of Bustan of Sa'di Herat, Afghanistan (Islamic Art) 1488 CE Ink and pigments on paper

Question 28

Answer 28

Plan of the Mosque of Sultan Selim, Edirine Western Turkey (Islamic Art) 1568-1575 CE

Question 29

Answer 29

Interior, Mosque of Sultan Selim Western Turkey (Islamic Art) 1568-1575 CE

Question 30

Answer 30

Plan of the Mosque of Sultan Selim, Edirine Western Turkey (Islamic Art) 1568-1575 CE

Question 31

Answer 31

Baghdad Kiosk Alcove Topkapi Palace Istanbul, Turkey (Islamic Art) 1638 CE

Question 32

Answer 32

Illuminated Tugra of Sultan Suleyman Istanbul, Turkey (Islamic Art) 1555-1560 CE Ink, paint, and gold on peper

Question 33

Answer 33

Painted Ceramic Dish With Birds and Flowers Iznik, Turkey (Islamic Art) 1575-1590 CE Stonepaste and polychrome painting under transparent glaze

Answer 34

The "Court of Gayumars" Sultan Muhammad Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp Tabriz, Iran (Islamic Art) 1525-1535 CE Ink, pigments, and gold on paper

Question 35

Answer 35

Ardabil Carpet Safavid royal workshops Ardabil, Iran (Islamic Art) 1539-1540 CE Dyed wool pile, undyed silk warp and weft

Question 36

Answer 36

Carpet Making (Islamic Art)

Question 37

Answer 37

Plan of the Masjid-I Shah, Isfahan Isfahan, Iran (Islamic Art) 1611-1638 CE

Question 38

Answer 38

Exterior View of the Masjid-I Shah, Isfahan Isfahan, Iran (Islamic Art) 1611-1638 CE

Question 39

Answer 39

Islamic Mosque and Cultural Center, Rome Paolo Portoghesi, Vittorio Gigliotti, and Sami Mousawi Rome, Italy (islamic Art) 1984-1992 CE