These arabesque patterns were neither specifically Arabian nor religiously symbolic, but they remain a unifying feature of Islamic art. A matrix of intertwining stems, leaves, and flowers form a ...

the frilled flowers hark back to Persian textiles; and the refusal of difference between art and design reverberates with a ...

emeralds and sapphires in the shapes of flowers, berries and leaves found in traditional Mughal Indian jewelry. “The discovery of Islamic art was so new,” Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s director ...

Each space is loosely devoted to the major accepted tenets of Islamic art: endlessly expandable patterns representing the infinity of God; flowers evoking gardens of Paradise; calligraphy ...

Other modern standouts include starchitect Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi, also dating from 2017, and the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, designed by I.M. Pei at age 90 and built in 2008 on ...

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha is set to host diverse workshops this month, inviting residents and visitors of all ...

In some art from the Islamic world, you will find repeating patterns of flowers and plants. These patterns can be seen on everything from rugs and pottery to decoration in books. Islamic art has ...

Against this backdrop, the Islamic art market is volatile ... show an Indian miniature depicting a Mughal princess holding a flower and a small cup of wine, and a fine 17th-century Turkish ...