Islamic Art Quiz 2 Flashcards
Folio from De Materia Medica, Unknown, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 1224 (Seljuq), Possibly Iraq.
Frieze Tile with Phoenix, Unknown, Luster Painted Fritware, ca. 1270s (Ilkhanid), Iran.
Alhambra, Various Nasrid Rulers, Architecture, Spain, Late 13th-14th centuries.
Gur-e Amir, Ulugh Beg, Architecture with turquoise and lapis lazuli decoration, Jade cenotaph, 1403-1404 (Timurid), Uzbekistan.
“The Court of Gayumars” from the Shahnama of Shah Tamasp, Various painters, Watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, ca. 1525-30 (Safavid), Iran.
Hagia Sophia, Justinian I and Mehmed II, Architecture, Originally constructed in 537 AD under Justinian, Converted to a mosque in 1453 (Ottoman), Turkey.
Qutb Complex, Qutb al-Din, Iltutmish and Alauddin, Trabeated Architecture, Late 12th-early 14th century (Sultanate of Delhi), India.
Emperor Akbar on an Elephant Hunt from the Akbarnama, Basawan and Chetar, Watercolor and gold on paper, ca. 1586-89 (Mughal), India.
Fatehpur Sikiri, Akbar, Sandstone architecture, 1571-1585, India.
Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan, Marble and sandstone architecture, 1632-53 (Mughal), India.
Chintz Wall Hanging, Deccan painter, Painted cotton, Mid-8th century (Mughal), Made in India for export to Europe.
The Snake Charmer, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Oil on canvas, 1879, France.
Koran Instruction, Osman Hamdi Bey, Oil on canvas, 1890 (Ottoman), Turkey.
Harem Fantasy, Antoin Sevruguin, Photography, 1900, Iran.
Casbah Terraces, Mohammed Racim, Gouache on paper heightened with gold, Early 20th century, Algeria.