Assignment 13
The Annunciation, Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi), ca. 1485-92, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The prohibition Islamic religious art had no description of God because they didn't want God descript as a person. So, The Koran avoided that by shifting the pronouns to get an exact image of God.
bowl, Unknown, 0900/0999, From the collection of: Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
Islamic art used the Koran itself of God's words for decoration and religious significance. No images were meant for religious purpose of worshipping, because they did not had God or Saints in them.
Illustration, Unknown, Iran, 16th Century, 1500/1600, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
This would be allowed in non-religious Islamic art, than in religious Islamic art because not a single person would be worship, but only God and Saints. Muhammed was never worship, only in prayers.
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