ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Islamic Art

Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe
Professor of Art History
Sweet Briar College, Virginia
Online since 24 October 1995

Islamic Art
Last updated July 2008

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Islamic Art: Special Topics (through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History)
- The Birth of Islam
- Trade and the Spread of Islam
- The Nature of Islamic Art
  - Calligraphy
  - Figural Representation
  - Geometric Patterns
  - Vegetal Patterns
- Glass from Islamic Lands
  - Blown
  - Cut and Engraved
  - Enameled and Gilded
  - Hot-worked
  - Mosaic
  - Stained, or Luster-Painted
  - Glass with Mold-Blown Decoration
- Umayyad Period (661 - 750 A.D.)
- ^cAbbasid Period (750 - 1258 A.D.)
- Umayyad Period in Spain (711 - 1031 A.D.)
- Nishapur (mid-9th - early 12th century A.D.)
- Almoravid and Almohad Periods (ca. 1062 - 1269 A.D.)
- Ayyubid Period (ca. 1171 - 1260 A.D.)
- Fatimid Period (909 - 1171 A.D.)
- Seljuq Period in Anatolia (1081 - 1307 A.D.)
- Seljuqs of Iran (ca. 1040 - 1157 A.D.)
- Ilkhanid Period (1256 - 1353 A.D.)
- Mamluk Period (1250 - 1517 A.D.)
- Nasrid Period (1232 - 1492 A.D.)
- Timurid Period (ca. 1370 - 1507 A.D.)
- Mughals before 1600 A.D.
- Ottomans before 1600 A.D.
- Safavids before 1600 A.D.
- The Age of Süleyman "the Magnificent" (r. 1520 - 1566 A.D.)
Discover Islamic Art (through Museum With No Frontiers)
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Germany
- Italy
- Jordan
- Morocco
- Palestinian Authority
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Syria
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
Islamic Art (125 selected works) in the collection of the Musée du Louvre, Paris, including
- Mamluks, Mongols, and Timurids (15 works)
- The Caliphate Period (30 works)
- Modern Empires (51 works)
- Turks, Mongols, and the Muslim West (29 works)
Persian Art Through The Centuries (through IranSaga, Persian History and Culture)
- Introduction to Islamic Art
- The Abbasid Period
- The Samanids
- The Ghaznavids
- The Seljuks
- The Mongols; Ilkhans - 1
- The Mongols; Ilkhans -2
- The Timurids -1
- The Timurids -2
- The Safavids -1
- The Safavids -2
- Zand & Qajar Periods -1
- Zand & Qajar Periods -2
- Zand & Qajar Periods -3
- Zand & Qajar Periods -4
Islamic Art (through ArtLex)
Islamic Art (exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art), with links to
- Early Islamic Period
- Early Medieval Period (Eleventh to Mid-Thirteenth Century)
- Late Medieval Period (Mid-Thirteenth to Fifteenth Century)
- Images
- Dynasties
- Glossary
- Map
Islamic Art & Culture (through IslamiCity), with links to:
- Art of the Mamluks
- Islamic Calligraphy
- Mosques Around the World, with links to:
- Taj Mahal
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel (through Places of Peace and Power, Martin Gray)
Mosques of the World
Isfahan (Thomas Rochford, Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge), with links to
- Fundamental Concepts of Islamic Architecture
- Mosques and Shrines
- Chronological List of Minarets
- Palaces and Bridges
Islamic Architecture
- Islamic Dynasties
- Islamic Art (Introduction)
- Achitecture
  - Architecture
  - Monuments
    - Chaminar Gate, Hyderabad, India
    - Taj Mahal, Agra, India
    - Dome of the Rock, Al-Quds, Palestine
    - Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
  - Mosques
  - Palaces
  - Schools
    - Madrasa Of Mir-i Arab
    - Madrasa Al-Firdaus
Islamic Architecture (part of 40 Centuries of Architecture, through Thais)
- Localities Index
- Subject Index
- Periods Index
Pattern in Islamic Art (The David Wade Photo Archive, with FREE download of over 4000 images of patterns and other design features drawn from the rich cultural heritage of the Islamic world)
- Photo Archive
  - Slideshows
  - Main Archive by Region
  - Peripheral Material
  - Museums
  - Other Browse Options (medium/material, architectural feature, decorative canon, regions, towns, monuments)
- The Origins and Significance of the Decorative Arts in Islam (Background Notes)
- Drawings and Analyses
- Published Material
- Bibliography
- Glossary
Casselman Archive of Islamic and Mudejar Architecture in Spain (University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center)
The Islamic Collections in The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
- The Arab Collection
- The Qur'an Collection
- The Persian Collection
- The Turkish Collection
- The Mughal-Era Indian Collection
Islamic Art - Introduction (through the Los Angeles County Museum of Art), with additional links to:
- Early Islamic Period
- Early Medieval Period
- Late Medieval Period
- Late Islamic Period
The Islamic Collection, from the 7th to the 19th centuries (in the David Collection, Copenhagen)
- The Iberian Peninsula
- Maghrib - North Africa
- Egypt and Sicily
- Turkey
- The Levant
- Iraq
- The Arabian Peninsula
- Iran and Caucasus
- Central Asia
- Afghanistan
- The Indian Subcontinent
- China
Islamic Art & Architecture, plus page 2 (through AICT: Art Images for College Teaching)
Syria under the Ummayads and `Abbasids (7-11th c. A.D.) (through Images from History)
Islamic Art, beginning with the Abbasid caliphate, in the The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Iran
- Egypt
- Syria
- Turkey
Islamic Art in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Islamic Art in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Art
The Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
The Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza) (online exhibition at the The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC)

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