AP Art History-14: Islamic Art Identification

The Kaaba.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Islamic
Pre-Islamic monument; rededicated by Muhammad in 631-632 C.E.; multiple renovations
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread, 43' high

Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, Palestine
Islamic, Umayyad
691-692 C.E., with multiple renovations
Stone masonry and wooden roof decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome - Dome 75' tall

The Kaaba.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Islamic
Pre-Islamic monument; rededicated by Muhammad in 631-632 C.E.; multiple renovations
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread, 43' high

Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, Palestine
Islamic, Umayyad
691-692 C.E., with multiple renovations
Stone masonry and wooden roof decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome - Dome 75' tall

Great Mosque of Isfahan (Masjid-e Jameh)
Isfahan, Iran
Islamic, Persian: Seljuk, Il-Khanid, Timurid and Safavid Dynasties
c. 700 C.E.; additions and restorations in the 14th, 18th, and 20th centuries C.E.
Stone, brick, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile, area 4.94 acres

-Detail - Muqarnas, South or Quibla Iwan, main mihrab reserved for ruler, built by Nizam al-Mulk, dome
by Safavid architect Ebrahim B. Esmail.

Great Mosque Córdoba
Córdoba Spain
Umayyad
ca. 785-786 C.E. Stone masonry, 590 x 425 sq. ft.

Mosque of Selim II
Edirne, Turkey
Sinan (architect)
1568-1575 C.E.
Brick and stone

Great Mosque of Djenné
Mali
Founded ca. 1200 C.E.; rebuilt 1906-1907.
Adobe, 245' x 245', raised 9' above marketplace, central tower approx. 52' high

Alhambra Palace
Granada, Spain
Nasrid Dynasty
1354-1391 C.E.
Whitewashed adobe stucco, wood, tile, paint, and gilding

Taj Mahal
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Masons, marble workers, mosaicists, and decorators working under the supervision of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, architect of the emperor
1632-1653 C.E.
Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones; gardens. Structure 561' high

Pyxis of al-Mughira
Umayyad
ca. 968 C.E.
Ivory, 5 7/8" high
From Medina al-Zahra, near Cordoba, Spain
Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Muhammad ibn al-Zain
ca. 1320-1340 C.E.
Brass inlaid with gold and silver, 8 ¾" x 19 ¾"
Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

The Ardabil Carpet
Maqsud of Kashan
1539-1540 C.E. Silk and wool, 34'6" x 17'6"
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England

Folio from a Qur'an
Arab, North Africa, or Near East
Abbasid
ca. eighth to ninth century C.E.
Ink, color, and gold on parchment. AP image fragment in Arabic, before 911, vellum, MS M. 712, fol 20r, 9" x 6 ¼",
The Morgan Library and Museum, New York

Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama
Islamic
Persian, Il'Khanid
ca. 1330-1340 C.E.
Ink and opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, 16 5/16" x 11 13/16"
Fogg Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Court of Gayumars, folio from Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama
Sultan Muhammad
c. 1522-1525 C.E.
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, page size 18 ½" x 12 ½"
Aga Khan Museum. Toronto, Canada

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Bichitr
ca. 1620 C.E.
Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper, 1' 6 7/8" x 1'1"
Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.