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Venice and the Islamic World, 828-1797
From 828, when Venetian merchants carried home from Alexandria the stolen relics of St. Mark, to the fall of the Venetian Republic to Napoleon in 1797, the visual arts in Venice were dramatically influenced by Islamic art. Because of its strategic location on the Mediterranean, Venice had long imported objects from the Near East through channels of trade, and it flourished during this particular period as a commercial, political, and diplomatic hub. This monumental book examines Venice's rise as the "bazaar of Europe" and how and why the city absorbed artistic and cultural ideas that originated in the Islamic world.
Venice and the Islamic World, 828–1797 features a wide range of fascinating images and objects, including paintings and drawings by familiar Venetian artists such as Bellini, Carpaccio, and Tiepolo; beautiful Persian and Ottoman miniatures; and inlaid metalwork, ceramics, lacquer ware, gilded and enameled glass, textiles, and carpets made in the Serene Republic and the Mamluk, Ottoman, and Safavid Empires. Together these exquisite objects illuminate the ways Islamic art inspired Venetian artists, while also highlighting Venice's own views toward its neighboring region. Fascinating essays by distinguished scholars and conservators offer new historical and technical insights into this unique artistic relationship between East and West.
Venice and the Islamic World, 828–1797 features a wide range of fascinating images and objects, including paintings and drawings by familiar Venetian artists such as Bellini, Carpaccio, and Tiepolo; beautiful Persian and Ottoman miniatures; and inlaid metalwork, ceramics, lacquer ware, gilded and enameled glass, textiles, and carpets made in the Serene Republic and the Mamluk, Ottoman, and Safavid Empires. Together these exquisite objects illuminate the ways Islamic art inspired Venetian artists, while also highlighting Venice's own views toward its neighboring region. Fascinating essays by distinguished scholars and conservators offer new historical and technical insights into this unique artistic relationship between East and West.
375 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
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March 28, 2008
super find! new last year, inclusive collection of pieces and materials and methods of creation in many media between cultures in a fascinating time when religion was all or nothing for everyone, not just the well-funded like now.
Great cultural overview based on objects of a constantly changing world. Fascinating study down to the brushstrokes on porcelain or number of knots in velvet. I read it through the end of the height c 1530, so a little more than half of this pretty book with clean glossy pictures of so many pieces and places.
Great cultural overview based on objects of a constantly changing world. Fascinating study down to the brushstrokes on porcelain or number of knots in velvet. I read it through the end of the height c 1530, so a little more than half of this pretty book with clean glossy pictures of so many pieces and places.
June 13, 2007
This is a must own/read for all who are interested in Islamic art, and the influence of Islam on European art. We attended the exhibition at the MET and were blown away. All of the pieces from the exhibition, plus some extras are in the book!!
April 26, 2009
A gorgeous catalog written for an exhibit of the same name, this art historical piece combines the latest scholarship with great photos. Surprisingly, scholars have largely ignored the obvious linkages between Venice and the Near East until recently; this catalog begins to remedy that oversight.
February 22, 2013
Incredible History of East-West cultural exchange.
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