“There is no doubt that the artists of Egypt under the Fatimids were skilled to…
Category: Islamic Art
The term ‘Islamic art’ generally refers to the arts of all Islamic cultures and not…
The Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, the royal city of the Nasrids, comprises the most…
Music has inspired Islamic artists to depict musicians and dancers in all media. Dancers are…
In the Islamic world, book collections were initially linked to religious collection – in mosques…
Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum features diverse, high-quality works to dispel the idea of a homogenous…
Elaborate example of filigree and granulation work from the Fatimid period. This pair of earrings…
The Ottomans (r.1299-1923), a Turkish dynasty, controlled much of South-eastern Europe, the Near and the…
Astrolabes are amongst the most sophisticated scientific instruments ever made. “The word astrolabe is a…
Calligraphy was considered the supreme art, the one valued most highly in Islamic culture. The…
Persian artists introduced a range of innovative ideas, both technical as well as artistic ……
Islamic art describes the art created specifically in the service of the faith such as…
The art of transcribing the Qur’an in beautiful hand was considered a form of devotion…
The Aga Khan Museum hopes to highlight Islamic work in the art world, but also…
A new $300 million museum has opened in Toronto, covering 10,000 square meters. Inside is…
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