Catching up on Islamic art
Art museums are scrambling to attract more audiences for Islamic art, both historical materials and contemporary art from the wide expanse of the Middle East and North Africa region, Central Asia and the Caucasus, writes SAJID RIZVI. The aim ostensibly is to build up visitor numbers and public understanding of Islamic cultures and civilisations. Can this increased interest in Islamic art and culture substitute for a greater commitment...
Beyond the Palace Walls: Islamic Art from The State Hermitage Museum
Following its highly successful collaboration with The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg to stage Nicholas and Alexandra: The Last Tsar and Tsarina, the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) continues the successful relationship into 2006 with a major exhibition on Islamic art. Beyond the Palace Walls, Islamic Art from The State Hermitage Museum showcases the cream of Islamic art from one of the largest and most renowned...
Islamic Art I, 1981
Table of contents Preface | William Watson Foreword | Ernst J Grube Editors’ Note Bibliography The Problem of the Istanbul Album Paintings | Ernst J Grube On the Contents of the Four Istanbul Albums H 2152, 2153, 2154, & 2160 | Filiz Cagman Some Problems of Two Istanbul Albums, H 2153 & 2160 | Zeren Tanindi Mehmed II Fatih & the Fatih Album | Julian Raby On the Attribution of Some Paintings in H 2153 to the Time of...
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