Islamic Art Answers
Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. The two pictures above are taken of the same mosque, but from different areas. What is the title of this mosque? Describe the attributes of this structure.
Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Look closely at the three pictures below. Which culture is each picture from? Compare and contrast the three different pictures. Picture 1: Picture 2: Picture 3:
Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Name the mosque pictured above. Explain its history and artistic elements.
Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Name the mosque pictured above. Describe the artistic elements and purpose of this mosque.
Answer the following question in 4-5 complete sentences.
Aniconism: The avoidance of figural imagery. The Islamic religion does not believe that Buddha, their god figure, should be honored with figural imagery, but rather he should be honored with words. Façade: One side of the exterior of a building. The façades of the mosques are exquisitely decorated and filled with examples of Islamic calligraphy and arabesques. Qur’an: The central religious text of Islam. The Qur’an is written entirely in calligraphy.
Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.
Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. #1: #2: Look closely at the two examples of Islamic art above. What type of Islamic art are both? Name each piece and its owner
Both are examples of Islamic portable art. #1: It is entitled, Banner of Las Navas de Tolosa. This banner was possessed, through theft, by the Christian King Ferdinand III. #2: It doesn’t have a titled, but it is a brass pen box that belonged to Khurasan in the 13th century.
Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.
Calligraphy is a visible, written expression of the spiritual world providing a link between the languages of the Islamic religion and nations. Calligraphy was on the surface of most structures in Islamic nations, since they did not use any type of figures. It is used throughout the Qur’an, which was written on parchment paper or vellum. Muslims hold the job of calligrapher in high esteem.
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