Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Ekhtiar Mariam D.
Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Ekhtiar Mariam D. This expansive book reveals the great diversity and range of art of the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran,…
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Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Ekhtiar Mariam D.
This expansive book reveals the great diversity and range of art of the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and later South Asia. The works range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the seventh century through the nineteenth century, and geographically from as far west as Spain and Morocco to as far east as India. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterpieces from one of the finest collections in the world.
Many of these beautiful objects display the rich traditions of calligraphy, vegetal ornament (the arabesque), and geometric patterning that distinguish the arts Outstanding miniature paintings and illuminated manuscripts, ceramics, textiles, carpets, glass, and metalwork reflect the mutual influence of artistic practice in the sacred and secular realms.