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Hagia Sophia Date: 530 Artist: Isidorous and Anthemius Location: Constantinople/Istanbul Materials: 320,000 lbs of gold STY: Lots of domes, central plan + basilica plan church (dome on a square) with pendentives, 40 windows around dome for light, thickness of dome thins towards top, gold mosaics, gold dome on 4 arches, piers with 2 semi domes, dome 180 ft, windows create rhythm, walls with marble and patterns in motion, floor is paving stones like waves, spiritual heart of empire,no figures in mosaics, YELLOW GREY BLACK, chunky columns, glass and imported marbles C/C: Emperor Justinian is Patron-hired theoretical physicists, it burned twice, first Christian church then Muslim mosque currently a museum, to express Justinian's power I/C: Pantheon influenced this, This influenced the Suleymaniye Mosque |
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Hagia Sophia Date: 530 Artist: Isidorous and Anthemius Location: Constantinople/Istanbul Materials: 320,000 lbs of gold STY: Lots of domes, central plan + basilica plan church (dome on a square) with pendentives, 40 windows around dome for light, thickness of dome thins towards top, gold mosaics, gold dome on 4 arches, piers with 2 semi domes, dome 180 ft, windows create rhythm, walls with marble and patterns in motion, floor is paving stones like waves, spiritual heart of empire,no figures in mosaics, YELLOW GREY BLACK, chunky columns, glass and imported marbles C/C: Emperor Justinian is Patron-hired theoretical physicists, it collapsed twice, first Christian church then Muslim mosque currently a museum, to express Justinian's Power I/C: Pantheon influenced this, This influenced the Suleymaniye Mosque |
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Suleymaniye Mosque Date:16th c. Artist: Sinan Location: Istanbul, Turkey,Ottoman Empire Materials: Granite columns, glazed tiles, expensive blue pigments, gold foil STY: chunky single piece of stone columns taken from across the empire, pyramidal mass,hanging mosque lamps and reflective metal balls, lots of light coming in from outside, walls and dome has many windows, very open, LIGHT COLORS WHITE RED GREY, heavily restored many times, stained glass windows around Mirhab that quote the Quran, Muqarnas Columns, red floor, GOLD DOME C/C: Show that he is greater than Justinain I/C: Hagia Sophia remade (central dome + 2 semidomes, importing granite from all over, the windows letting in light, dome on pendentives), Pantheon Influence bc. oculus |
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The New Palace Topkapi Palace Date: 15th c. Artist: Mehemet 2nd Location: Istanbul, Turkey *Otoman Sultans* Materials: STY: gates are defensive, valid sultan room had lots of windows (always watching), throne room has lots of curvilinear patterns/colors C/C: Many people lived here, relics kept here, became a museum, military place, ceremonial space, densely packed with no privacy, 4 main courtyards + smaller buildings, I/C: Mideval Castle influence, European style, Byzantine acropolis |
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Caftan Date: mid 16th c. Location: Istanbul *Ottoman court* Materials: Polychrome silk & guilt-metal thread STY: wrapped silk thread around gold, design does not repeat, carefully thought out, no clasps, organic floral designs, made fore the user to stand/be still C/C:ceremonial garmet I/C: floral motifs like in tiles, worn by Suleyman's son possibly |
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Yatagan Date: 16th c. Location: Istanbul Materials:Gold inlay and jewels STY: decorative, beautiful patterns, C/C:not for fighting, purely for deco I/C:ribbon interlace influ. from illuminated manuscripts |
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Great Mosque of Isfahan Date: 8th c. Artist: Location: Isfahan, Iraq Materials: ceramic tiles, stone, plaster STY: GREEN AND YELLOW MOSQUE,BLUE POINTED ARCH, lots of decoration and patterning, 4 iran style, numerous entrances, courtyard in center of iwans, geometric C/C: Religious courtyard for markets, royal mosque, prayer and commercial uses, at the center of the city and shares walls with other buildings I/C: prototype for future iwan mosques (vaulted space that opens on 1 side to a courtyard) |
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Talismanic Shirt Date: Artist:Location:Materials: STY: loosely cut, inscriptions on it C/C: Undershirt for ruler or outside of armor, took up to 3 years to create I/C: |
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Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion Date: 16th c. Artist:Shanama Epic Poem Location: Materials: wash on paper STY:Tabriz style, naturey, leaning sqeued perspective, flat and collagey, lots of variety of color, difference in plants, chaos, energetic, curvilinear lines, stylized clouds C/C: went on a journey to fight a demon, took short treacherous path, camp out for the night in a lions den and Rakhsh the horse tramples the lion to save Rustam I/C: Byzantine influence |
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Arabil Carpet Date: 16th c. Location: Arabil,Iran *Safavids* Materials: wool STY:340 knots, rich geometric patterns, vegetative scrolls and flowers in design, well organized, cartouches (rectangular spaces for calligraphy with deco), 2 lamps hanging from medallion, inscriptions, made of wraps and wefts C/C: made as one of a matching pair for a shrine at Arabil I/C: |
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Manjunn Visited By His Father Date: 16th C. Artist: Location: Materials: STY: Tabriz style, C/C: I/C: Japanese Influence, Settlers Climb Mountains and Streams |
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Winecup Carved with Jade Date: 17th c. *Mughal Emperor owned it* SHAH JAHAN Artist: Location: Materials: Carved Jade STY: Inscribed with date & Emperor's Title C/C: Mughals added their names to famous Timurid objects to affirm their descent from the dynasty, halved fruit , goats head scroll handle, flowering lotus blossom I/C: Mughal per. design elements, halved fruit (gourd) from Chinese Influence, Jade was not found in Islamic lands-imported from the east, Handle from European designs, lotus from Hindu art |
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Date:17th c. Artist: Location:Agra, India Materials:masoleum, marble & mosaic tiles STY:dome shaped, symetrical with reflecting pool, chattri, semi-precious stones, marble, cypress and fruit trees on the property, very Indian style, spires on top of dome, 2 mini domes, C/C:Islamic Masoleum, Built in memory of Akbar's grandson's wife, tomb, life (fruit trees) vs. death (cypress trees) I/C: influenced by Persian and Central Asian architecture |
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Padshanama Date: 17th c. Artist: copied by Abdul-Hamid Lahawri Location: Materials: STY: C/C: I/C: |
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The Snake Charmer Date: 1870 Artist: Jean Leon Gerome Location: Constantinople Materials: Oil on Canvas STY: naked boy standing on a carpet in front of ppl, there are blue deco walls, he holds a python and a man plays a flute, performance is watched by armed men from Islamic tribes, Arabic inscriptions, painted on a visit to Constantinople C/C: Performing naked children created suspense holding a poisonous snake, I/C: Egyptian, Turkish, and Indian elements, blue tiles are Iznik tiles form Topkapi Palace |
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Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower Date: 2002 Artist: Dar Al-Handasah Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia Materials: Reinforced Concrete, Steel STY: luxurious hotel over Kaaba, gutted industrial part of city, emphasis on contemporary architecture, overpowers the Kaaba C/C: hotel for guests I/C: |
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Islamic Cultural Center & Mosque Date: 1990 Artist: Skidmore, Owings, Merrill Location: NYC Materials: concrete, steel, glass, modern high tech materials STY: geometric elements, very bright, lighting chandelier hanging with windows in the prayer hall, box-like Mirhab with niche & reflective lights, mosque- dome, minaret, courtyard, angular turned towards Mecca, C/C: modern evolution of mosque architecture, office like (like NYC), built on a grid in city, expensive land I/C: Chinese Influence in Mirhab (geometric deco), bright niche like Cordoba, hanging like like Suleymaniye |
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Sheikh Zayed Bridge Date:2000 Artist: Zaha Hadid Location: Abu Dhabi Materials:reinforced concrete STY: curve vs. line, high tech, modern materials, lights up, sculptural but with a purpose, 842 meters long, dynamic lighting design C/C:oil is a main source of income, many travel across this, symbolizes the connecting nature of the bridge & the energy the capital radiates, CAPITAL OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES I/C: |
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Rebelious Silence Date: 1990 Artist: Shirin Neshat Location: Materials: Photograph STY: contrast of black chador and white background & face, nothing is distracting, single subject, she is the subject, text on face is made my modern female Iranian poets about the Iranian Revolution, veil gun and text show the perception of them held by the Western world, gun is across her face as if to oppress her femininity C/C: Goal to show how the veil protects women from the male gaze rather than oppressing them I/C: |
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Untitled Date: 2001 Artist: Boushra Almatawakel Location: Currently lives in Paris Materials: Photograph STY: Single Subject, straight forward, woman wrapped in an American flag, assimilates her into both cultures, contrast of dark background and bright colors, she looks comfortable, hopeful look on her face C/C: Discusses women's identities & you can be both American & Muslim, the veils are not nessecary, honor is important, you must look under the surface and not judge based on looks I/C: Identity issues like Shirin Neshat |
