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The influence of Islamic art on the designer William Morris seems ... including the Ardabil Carpet, now one of its standout items. He used these objects and textiles not just for decoration ...
The 350 gala patrons cast votes for MFAH's next Art of the Islamic Worlds acquisition. "Mughal Velvet Panel," "Dragons of Karabakh Carpet" and "MFAH Blue" were on view for consideration.
Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity ... the film festival and takes us behind the scenes and beyond the red carpet.
This April, Christie’s London will present the live auction Art of the Islamic and Indian Words including Rugs and ... includes a rare work by the Bukhara artist Mahmud Muzahhib. The Carpet section is ...
“We are trying to underscore that Islamic art spans regions as diverse as Eastern ... on view include a 17th-century silk Polonaise carpet made by Persian Safavid weavers that is in fabulous ...
his open casket placed on a Persian carpet from northwest Iran. Carpets from Islamic countries have been used, as a symbol of holy ground—in Christian ceremony, and art— for over 600 years ...
The Honolulu hideaway built by "the richest girl in the world" is now a museum showcasing her unique collection of Islamic Art. David Franzen On their honeymoon in 1935, husband Cromwell wrote ...
Journey across AlUla as it celebrates Islamic art—a now instantly-recognized artistic tradition that can be traced all the way back to it's Arabian roots. In northwest Saudi Arabia, the artistic ...
Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World. Organized in collaboration with the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA), the exhibition examines intersections of science and craft in Islamic material ...
Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it." While it is well known that Islamic textiles were present in late medieval European churches, surviving fragments are ...