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The Human Figure in Islamic Art

Author : Eva Baer
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN :

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"The present study is a first attempt to throw some light on the development of the human figure in the arts of Islam. It progresses chronologically, basing itself primarily on observation of paintings and sculptures in architectural decoration and minor a"

The Human Figure in Islamic Art

Author : Kjeld von Folsach
Publisher : David Collection/ Strandberg Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788792949967

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This richly illustrated book focuses on an unusually and rarely elucidated subject in the world of Islamic art: human depictions. Through seventy-five important works of Islamic art from the David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark, The Human Figure in Islamic Art focuses on an unusually and rarely elucidated subject in the world of Islamic art: human depictions. Depictions of man were considered objectionable from an orthodox Muslim point of view since only God can create life, and man should not try to emulate God's work. There was concern that depictions or those who were depicted could be worshipped, something that went against the dogma that only God, Allah, should be the object of worship. The book describes how, despite this reluctance, portraying human figures has nonetheless always played an important role in Islamic art. The human figure is found on many kinds of utility ware, but the motif also has a long and rich tradition especially in miniature painting. The paintings in the book largely feature princes, but also holy men and quite ordinary people in the form of illustrations for works of fiction, depictions of real-life events, and true portraits. This richly illustrated book covers the use of the human figure in many of the forms of Islamic art and describes some of the historical conditions and theological discussions behind it. Light is also shed on the mutual influence of Islamic and European art.

What is “Islamic” Art?

Author : Wendy M. K. Shaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 46,49 MB
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1108474659

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An alternate approach to Islamic art emphasizing literary over historical contexts and reception over production in visual arts and music.

Islamic Art

Author : David Talbot Rice
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 20,61 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780500201503

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The historical development of Islamic art and the variations of different geographical regions are surveyed

Early Islamic Art and Architecture

Author : Jonathan M. Bloom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 1351942581

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This volume deals with the formative period of Islamic art (to c. 950), and the different approaches to studying it. Individual essays deal with architecture, ceramics, coins, textiles, and manuscripts, as well as with such broad questions as the supposed prohibition of images, and the relationships between sacred and secular art. An introductory essay sets each work in context; it is complemented by a bibliography for further reading.

Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople

Author : Eva Wilson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 34,14 MB
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 048625819X

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Beautifully rendered from book illustrations, pottery, metalwork, carvings, and other sources, these 280 black-and-white designs include geometrics, florals, and animal and human figures in circular, hexagonal, rectangular, and other shapes.

Islamic Art in Detail

Author : Sheila R. Canby
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 37,3 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780674023901

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This richly illustrated book allows readers to identify the elements and themes of Islamic art forms, and to examine them in works of painting and metalwork, in calligraphy and manuscripts, ceramics, glass, wood, and ivory.

The Theory of Islamic Art

Author : Idham Mohammed Hanash
Publisher : International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 40,86 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1565646967

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Divine oneness as the principle of beauty is perhaps quintessentially Islamic artistic expression and experience and what it celebrates. Why has Islamic art evolved as it has, what forms does it take, what is the logic underlying it? What message is the Muslim artist attempting to convey, what emotion is he seeking to evoke? This work views Islamic art as a subject of archeological study and treats its evolution as part of the historical study of art in the broader sense. At the same time, it paves the way for an epistemological shift from viewing Islamic art as a material concept having to do with beautiful rarities and relics that have grown out of Islamic cultural and artistic creativity, to a theoretical concept associated with a vision, a principle, a theory and a method. This theo-retical concept provides the intellectual and cultural foundation for a critical philosophical science of Islamic artistic beauty to which we might refer as ‘the science of Islamic art,’ or ‘the Islamic aesthetic’ that evaluates visual artistic creations in terms of both beauty and practical usefulness. In the process the study also explores orientalist misconceptions, challenging some of the premises with which it has approached Islamic art, with judgement rooted in a cultural framework alien to the spiritual perspective of Islam.