ARTS 105 1st Edition Lecture 18 Beginning of Section 3 Outline of Lecture 18 Islamic art of India I General Mosque II Great Mosque of Dengae III Quwwat al Islam IV Qutub Minar V Akbar nama VI Jahangir Enthroned VII Jahangir and Shah Abbas VIII Taj Mahal Current Lecture Islamic art of India I General Mosque Walled in courtyard Minuret tall towers Covered building portion II Great Mosque of Dengae i Pointed arch originates in middle east ii Did not force people into their religion but taxed non believers iii Came to India and were surrounded by human images which was not allowed in Islamic faith Mihrab empty niche in wall pointing the way toward mecca III IV Quwwat al Islam might of Islam mosque and minuret pre Mughal New Delhi i Post and lintel architecture ii First point arch in India Serves as the mihrab Qutub Minar minuret at the Quwwat al Islam Mosque pre Mughal period New Delhi i 238 feet tall tallest stone tower in the world ii Intricately sculpted These 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 rule V Akbar nama Tales of Akbar Mughal Pd i Akbar was first to set up and imperial painting workshop ii 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 area iv Very dramatic VI Jahangir Enthroned Mughal pd i Allegorical ii King James depicted shows how worldwide they are iii Hourglass shaded for 3 dimensions carpet that has been displayed vertically iv Inconsistent perspective v Little putti the little angels vi First man religious man religion is most important vii Second is important leader must listen to your people viii Third King James international contact ix Fourth is artist depicted as smaller shows that artists were held higher in society because he s in the painting at all VII Jahangir and Shah Abbas Mughal pd i Lion is over India lamb is over middle east ii Globe is very accurate they were great sailors and traders VIII 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 building iv One of the first giant domes enormous arch v Completely balanced vi White marble was incredibly expensive vii Inspired the Lincoln Memorial viii Inlay of precious stones in intricate designs and floral patterns
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