Art History 397W - ST-Oriental Carpet/East & West
Spring
2019
01
3.00
Walter Denny
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
21251
South College Room E245
wbdenny@arthist.umass.edu
21252
A historical overview of the most iconic of all Islamic art forms. Carpets, produced in many Islamic societies on all social and economic levels - encampment, village, town and court atelier - were widely created and used within Islamic societies and beyond. They became an integral element of European culture for over seven hundred years, documented in hundreds of European paintings. Largely the product of women artists, Islamic carpets present fascinating questions of origins, influence, stylistic development, symbolism, and cultural adaptation. The course includes hands-on experience and field trips to local collections.
Special Topics- The Oriental Carpet in East and West
A historical overview of the most iconic of all Islamic art forms. Carpets, produced in many Islamic societies on all social and economic levels ? encampment, village, town and court atelier? were widely created and used within Islamic societies and beyond. They became an integral element of European culture for over seven hundred years, documented in hundreds of European paintings. Largely the product of women artists, Islamic carpets present fascinating questions of origins, influence, stylistic development, symbolism, and cultural adaptation. Them course includes hands-on experience and field trips to local collections.
A historical overview of the most iconic of all Islamic art forms. Carpets, produced in many Islamic societies on all social and economic levels ? encampment, village, town and court atelier? were widely created and used within Islamic societies and beyond. They became an integral element of European culture for over seven hundred years, documented in hundreds of European paintings. Largely the product of women artists, Islamic carpets present fascinating questions of origins, influence, stylistic development, symbolism, and cultural adaptation. Them course includes hands-on experience and field trips to local collections.