Islamic/Medieval

21 flashcards · Other · by claire

  1. Title: The Kaaba Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia P/S: Islamic Date: 631-632 ce Medium: Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy gold

  2. Title: Dome of the Rock Location: Jerusalem P/S: Islamic, Umayyad Date: 691-692 ce Medium: Stone masonry and wooden roof decorated

  3. Title: Great Mosque of Cordoba Location: Cordoba, Spain P/S: Islamic, Umayyad Date: 785–786 ce Medium: Stone Masonry

  4. Title: Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh) Location: Isfahan, Iran P/S: Islamic, Persian: Seljuk, Il-Khanid, Timurid and Safavid Dynasties Date: 700 ce; additions and restorations in the 14th, 18th, and 20th centuries ce Medium: Stone, brick, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile

  5. Title: Mosque of Selim II Location: Edirne, Turkey Artist: Sinan Date: 1568–1575 ce Medium: Brick and stone

  6. Title: Alhambra Location: Granada, Spain P/S: Nasrid Dynasty Date: 1354–1391 ce Medium: Whitewashed adobe stucco, wood, tile, paint, and gilding

  7. Title: Folio from a Qur'an P/S: Arab, North Africa, or Near East. Abbasid Date: eighth to ninth century ce Medium: Ink, color, and gold on parchment

  8. Title: Pyxis of al-Mughira P/S: Umayyad Date: 968 ce Medium: Ivory

  9. Title: The Ardabil Carpet Artist: Maqsud of Kashan Date: 1539–1540 ce Medium: Silk and wool

  10. Title: Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis) Artist: Muhammad ibn al-Zain Date: 1320–1340 ce Medium: Brass inlaid with gold and silver

  11. Title: Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama P/S: Islamic; Persian, Il’Khanid Date: 1330–1340 ce Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

  12. Title: The Court of Gayumars, folio from Shah Tahmasp’s Shahnama Artist: Sultan Muhammad Date: 1522–1525 ce Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

  13. Title: Merovingian looped fibulae P/S: Early medieval Europe Date: Mid-sixth century ce Medium: Silver gilt worked in filigree, with inlays of garnets and other stones

  14. Title: Lindisfarne Gospels: St. Matthew, cross-carpet page; St. Luke portrait page; St. Luke incipit page P/S: Early medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europe Date: 700 ce Medium: Illuminated manuscript (ink, pigments, and gold on vellum)

  15. Title: Church of Sainte-Foy Location: Conques, France P/S: Romanesque Europe Date: Church: 1050–1130 Reliquary of Saint Foy: ninth century ce Medium: Stone (architecture); stone and paint (tympanum); gold, silver, gemstones, and enamel over wood (reliquary)

  16. Title: Bayeux Tapestry P/S: Romanesque Europe (English or Norman) Date: 1066–1080 ce Medium: Embroidery on linen

  17. Title: Chartres Cathedral Location: Chartres, France P/S: Gothic Europe Date: Original construction: 1145–1155 ce; reconstructed: 1194–1220 ce Medium: Limestone, stained glass

  18. Title: Dedication Page with Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX of France, Scenes from the Apocalypse from Bibles moralisées P/S: Gothic Europe Date: 1225–1245 ce Medium: Illuminated manuscript (ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum)

  19. Title: Golden Haggadah (The Plagues of Egypt, Scenes of Liberation, and Preparation for Passover) P/S: Late medieval Spain Date: 1320 ce Medium: Illuminated manuscript (pigments and gold leaf on vellum)

  20. Title: Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel, including Lamentation Location: Padua, Italy Artist: Unknown architect; Giotto di Bondone Date: 1303 ce; Fresco: 1305 ce Medium: Brick and fresco

  21. Title: Röttgen Pietà P/S: Late medieval Europe Date: 1300–1325 ce Medium: Painted wood