Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Painting #015 - Arabesque (Islamic art)

Arabesque  


A Persian miniature in Shahnamek (Book of Kings) - Ancient Persian epic poem
"Rostam sleeps while his stallion Rakhsh fends off a lion"
Kamal ud-Din Behrad (c.1450–c.1535
) in 1470 

(Rostam was the main protagonist.)
 British Museum, London  


Peacock dish  (c.1550)

Iznik dish painted with a peacock perched among flowers.
Stonepaste, underglaze painting over a slip coating
Turkey  (H 8cm, Diam 37.5cm)
Louvre, Paris 


Lutfollah Mosque  

built in 1603-1619 
Isfahan, Iran 
Source: Wikipedia

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