Transcript Islamic Faith and Art

Islam spread rapidly in the 7th century across the Near
East and the Meditteranean
•The Muslim religion prohibited the used of human
figures in their art so they created elaborate geometric
and abstract designs
•Arabesque is the intricate surface decoration of
patterns used in Islam
•Islamic architecture is extremely elaborate and
imaginative.
Islamic places of worship called mosque
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Regarded as the best
achievement of Islamic
craftsmanship and design
Used for kneeling during
prayer
Use a knotting technique
Usually have intricate
symmetric and symbolic
patterns
The Ardabil has 300 knots
per square inch
1540, Wool, 281” X 156”
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Granada, Spain
1338-1390
In Arabic translates “the
red”
Could be a reference to the
red color of the clay used to build the exterior walls
 Could commemorate the red of the flames from the
torches used to light its construction at night
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Palace, fortress, and mosque
Famous for its courtyards-most famous of which
is…
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- uses columns, arches and decorative relief in stucco
Stucco- plaster used for decorative cornices, moldings,
or ceilings; also, a cement coating for the exterior of a
building
Sierra Nevada Mountain range acts as backdrop
Building was captured the city in
1492 and altered as well as
added on the palace in the style
of the Renaissance
Just missed being one of the new
7 Wonders of the World