CSULB Comparison of Works of Art Paper
Description
Start by identifying each image by Architect/Artist, Patron, Title, Date, Dynasty,
and Location (for architecture)
How do these works of art or architecture represent the cultures from which they
come? What is significant or unusual about them? Describe materials and
techniques used in their production. What do the images share in common? How
do they differ in purpose, style, etc. Does one derive from the other?
1.Firdawzi, Shanameh (Houghton Shahnameh)
patron: Shah Tahmasp, given to Sultan Selim II, 1567
painters: Sultan Muhammad, Aqa Mirak, and Mir Musavir, with others
-Court of Gayumars (Sultan Muhammad) Tabriz style (1530-35) Opaque
watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
and
ajnun Visited by his Father,®bsp;from a manuscript of Amir Khusraw Kihlaviænbsp;Khamsa, 1597-8. Ink and color on paper
2.
Suleymaniye Mosque and Complex, Istanbul, 1550-57
Architect: Kosca Sinan 1490-1588, born as a Christian in Anatolia
Patrons: Suleyman II (the lawgiver), Hm perhaps Aleksandra Lisowska,
daughter of a Polish priest m. 1533, d. 1558
and
Taj Mahal, Agra, 1631-47
Architect: Ustad Ahmad Lahawri, and others, Persian calligrapher Amanat Khan
Patron: Shah Jahan (1628-58) for his consort, Mumtaz Mahal, d. 16
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