1. Art History Review
Here are a sample of slides to help you review
the terms and concepts from class discussion
and the readings.
2. Art and Religion
How would you describe the interplay between
art and religion?
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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
12. Islamic art and religion
Mihrab, Great Mosque
Cordoba, Spain 965 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
Qu’ran, Kufic script
Calligraphy 700-800 CE
13. 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
19. 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”.