Islamic ArtBy Farah Ibrahim

History of Islamic ArtThe Early PeriodThe Middle PeriodThe Later Period

The Early PeriodDome of the Rock Grand Mosque of

Damascus

The Medieval PeriodMosque/Cathedral of Cordoba

9th century bowl, the Louvre

Later PeriodNight Journey of the Prophet

The Shah Mosque, Iran

Modern PeriodThe Crystal Mosque The Ubudiah Mosque

Grand Mosque/Cathedral

of CordobaI choose this mosque because it is the grandest Islamic architectural achievement in the western world and it was the center of the Muslim city of Cordoba, which, during the time of the mosque’s construction, was the center of knowledge and learning alongside Baghdad.

Islamic CalligraphyCalligraphy was a huge part of Islamic art and is seen on many books of literature and on old mosques. Muslim artists used calligraphy mostly to beautifully portray verses of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, on mosques and important, like this calligraphy on thee Taj Mahal.

Works Cited Komaroff, Linda, PhD. "The Islamic Art Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum

of Art, LACMA." The Islamic Art Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LACMA. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2012. <http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/intro.htm>.

Yalman, Suzan. Based on the works of Linda Komaroff "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." The Art of the Abbasid Period (750Â1258). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, �Oct. 2001. Web. 24 Nov. 2012. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/abba/hd_abba.htm>.

Yalman, Suzan. Based on the works of Linda Komaroff. "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." The Art of the Umayyad Period (661Â750)� . Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oct. 2001. Web. 24 Nov. 2012. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/umay/hd_umay.htm>.