ART 274-7 - Topic: Islamic Art and Architecture (1)

Introduction to selected monuments of art and architecture of the Islamic world from the seventh to the sixteenth century, drawing on buildings and works from Asia, the Middle East and Europe. This course will provide a basic grounding in some of the issues surrounding art and aesthetics in the Arab world, and give an idea of the diversity of its visual culture, to give a sense of the plurality and richness of this field. Apart from paintings, ceramics, and wooden objects, some of the monuments studied will include: the Ka’ba in Mecca; the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem; the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey; the Alhambra in Granada, Spain; and the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India. No S/U option. [AH] HOOBLER
(Humanities)