ARTS 105 1st Edition Lecture 18 Beginning of Section 3Outline of Lecture 18Islamic art of IndiaI. General MosqueII. Great Mosque of DengaeIII. Quwwat al-Islam IV. Qutub MinarV. Akbar-nama VI. Jahangir EnthronedVII. Jahangir and Shah AbbasVIII. Taj MahalCurrent LectureIslamic art of IndiaI. General Mosque- Walled in courtyard- Minuret (tall towers)- Covered building portionII. Great Mosque of Dengaei. Pointed arch originates in middle eastii. Did not force people into their religion but taxed non-believersiii. Came to India and were surrounded by human images (which was not allowed inIslamic faith)Mihrab = empty niche in wall pointing the way toward meccaIII. Quwwat al-Islam [might of Islam], mosque and minuret, pre-Mughal, New Delhii. Post and lintel architecture ii. First point arch in India- Serves as the mihrabIV. Qutub Minar, minuret at the Quwwat al-Islam Mosque, pre Mughal period, New Delhii. 238 feet tall, tallest stone tower in the worldii. Intricately sculptedThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.*Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan unite India under one ruleV. Akbar-nama [Tales of Akbar], Mughal Pd.i. Akbar was first to set up and imperial painting workshopii. Has human figures, justified by: paintings not of religious figures, is very small scale, is flat so it doesn’t cast a shadow (no sculptures)iii. Depicts a tale in which an elephant in the marketplace goes wild, he jumps on his imperial elephant and uses it to push the wild elephant out of the areaiv. Very dramaticVI. Jahangir Enthroned, Mughal pd.i. Allegoricalii. King James depicted, shows how "worldwide" they areiii. Hourglass (shaded for 3 dimensions), carpet that has been displayed verticallyiv. Inconsistent perspectivev. Little putti (the little angels) vi. First man, religious man, religion is most importantvii. Second is important leader, must listen to your peopleviii. Third, King James, international contactix. Fourth is artist, depicted as smaller, shows that artists were held higher in society because he’s in the painting at allVII. Jahangir and Shah Abbas, Mughal pd.i. Lion is over India, lamb is over middle eastii. Globe is very accurate, they were great sailors and tradersVIII. Taj Mahal, Mughal pd.i. Built as a tomb for the passing of his wife Mumtaz Mahal who died in childbirth (of 16th child)ii. "Tear drop on the face of time"iii. Feeling of lightness about the buildingiv. One of the first giant domes, enormous archv. Completely balancedvi. White marble was incredibly expensivevii. Inspired the Lincoln Memorial viii. Inlay of precious stones in intricate designs and floral
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