Believing Muslims say we should have faith in the Quran because Allah literally spoke it to the angel Jibreel, who in turn ...

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Underglaze-painted tile, late 19th century, Iran. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Nastaliq Calligraphy of Shah Mahmud Nishapuri, 16th century, Nishapur, Iran.

Again and again his patterns owe debts to Islamic art, examples of which were known, even owned, by Morris himself. The exhibition and its beautifully produced book Tulips and Peacocks (Yale, 2024 ...

In the early 15 th century, the fresco was partly painted over with scenes from the lives of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. This later fresco has captured the attention of art historians who ...

The second edition of the Saudi Arabian event brings together religious masterworks—including objects from the Vatican in the countries' first-ever collaboration—and contemporary art ...

Because of Islam’s Arabic roots, its art has often been associated with Arabia. The reality is far more complex: Islamic art drew little on Arabic artistic traditions.

W hen it was announced early last month, “Treasured Ornament: 10 Centuries of Islamic Art” promised an exhibit that evoked “the rich history of the Islamic world, and the shared human ...

A scheduled Islamic art exhibition was quietly postponed at The Frick Pittsburgh in Point Breeze early this month, and museum director Elizabeth Barker said the decision was because of concerns it ...

A Buddha from China, circa A.D. 590, is made of wood with lacquer, gilding and paint. “Across Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World” highlights strengths of the Walters Art Museum’s ...

An art professor can proceed with her lawsuit against a private Minnesota university that fired her for showing early Islamic art to at least one Muslim student in a class.