COLLECTION NAME:
Visual Resources Teaching Collection
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ArtArtHiAAH~7~7
Visual Resources Teaching Collection
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Image Record ID:
aahi0000121
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aahi0000121
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Work Title (display):
Umayyad Complex
Image Title:
view looking south from the western wall of the Haram al-Sharif
Work Dates (display):
c. 650-700
Work Dates type:
creation
Image Date (display):
2008-01-28
Work Creator (display):
unknown Umayyad
Work Creator gender:
unknown
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unknown
Work Creator gender
false
Work Creator notes (display):
Refers to a period (660-730 CE) during which that the foundations of Islamic society and civilization are considered to have been established; it is named after an aristocratic family of Mecca that ruled the Islamic empire from Syria for over 90 years. The craftsmen were Syrians, Egyptians, and Persians as the Arabs did not have a developed tradition of craftsmanship at this time. For these reasons, the earliest Islamic art and architecture is noticeably eclectic and it is difficult to establish an identifiable Islamic style. Nevertheless, three separate elements are typically found in Umayyad art, often in the same work: the naturalism of Syria where the Hellenistic tradition was still strong; the more decorative Coptic style of Egypt; and the Sassanian style of Persia which combined Hellenistic elements with aspects of the earlier Achaemenid period. Surviving Umayyad art is mostly in the form of architecture and its decoration, supplemented by some textiles, metalwork, ceramics, ivory, and coins.
Work Style Period:
Umayyad
work_styleperiod
Umayyad
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false
Work Subject:
palaces
subject
palaces
Work Subject
false
Work Subject:
Islam
subject
Islam
Work Subject
false
Work Worktype:
palaces
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palaces
Work Worktype
false
Work Worktype:
architecture (object genre)
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architecture (object genre)
Work Worktype
false
Work Category (VRC classification):
architecture
work_category__ucbaahvrc_classification_
architecture
Work Category (VRC classification)
false
Work Location (Geographic) name:
Jerusalem, Israel
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Holding Institution:
University of Colorado at Boulder
Collection:
Art and Art History Visual Resources Center
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