"Assignment 13"
The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia), 1445, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1) What artistic prohibition does Islamic religious art have that Christian art does not?
1)You can not show Muhammad as a religious symbol because Islamic religion forbids idol worship.
Universal astrolabe, Ahmad ibn al-Sarraj, 1328/1329, From the collection of: Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
2) Islamic religion mixes church and state. And this would be passed on from generations. It is because of this, a lot of royal symbolism is in their religious art.
Silk Velvet Textile, Unknown, Iran, 17th Century, 1600/1700, From the collection of: The Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar
3) Idol worship is again not allowed in Islamic religious art. However pictorial elements are freely used in luxurious art.
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