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Art History Review
Here are a sample of slides to help you review the terms and concepts from class discussion and the readings.
Art and Religion
How would you describe the interplay between art and religion?
• How art explains the dogma of a religion• Art can confirm the faith of believers• An intermixture of art, religion and politics• Art facilitates religious ritual
Reconstruction Drawing, Old St. Peter's Basilica. c. 320–327; atrium added in later 4th century. Approx. 394’ long and 210’ wide..
Islamic art and religion
Mihrab, Great MosqueCordoba, Spain 965 CE
Qu’ran, Kufic scriptCalligraphy 700-800 CE
Muhammad as prophet (570-633)
•Receptor and translator of revelations of God•Not divine, no saints in Islam•Depends on individual accountability with God
Five Pillars of Islam
• Shehadah (Witness) – no one worthy of worship but Allah
• Salat (Prayer) – five times daily individual prayer
• Sawm (Fasting) – Ramandan• Zakat (Alms) – tithing• Hajj (Pilgrimage) – based on original 622 CE
Hijra by Mohammad from Medina
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain(786-987)
Virtual Tour
Seal Impressions (a., d. horned animal; b. buffalo; c. sacrificial rite to a goddess (?); e. yogi; f. three-headed animal.).
c. 2500–1500 BCE. Each seal approx. 1 ¼” × 1 ¼”.
Great Stupa, Sanchi. Founded 3rd century BCE, enlarged c. 150–50 BCE.
Video link
Fan Kuan. Travelers among Mountains and Streams. Northern Song Dynasty, early 11th century CE. Height 6’ 9 1/2”.
Xu Daoning. Section of Fishing in a Mountain Stream. Northern Song Dynasty, mid 11th century CE. 19" × 6’ 10”.
Palace (Foreground) and Temple of the Inscriptions. Palace, 5th–8th century CE;
Temple of the Inscriptions (Tomb of Pakal the Great), c. 683 CE.