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An Islamic tent in S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 80–95
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Gigante, Federica (Gigante, Federica)
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17. Detail of the Birth of the Virgin, by Pietro Lorenzetti. c.1342. Fresco. (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena).
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26. Madonna in Majesty (Rucellai Madonna), by Duccio di Buoninsegna. c.1285. Tempera on wood, 450 by 290 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; Photo Scala, Florence; courtesy of the Ministero Beni e Att. Culturali e del Turismo).
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3. Right wall of the apse, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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4. Vision of Pope Gregory IX, by Giotto. c.1297–99. Fresco, 270 by 230 cm. (Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi; Bridgeman Images).
Non-western art unattributed:
21. Top of an Ottoman period tent. (From N. Atasoy: Otağ-ı Hümayun: The Ottoman Imperial Tent Complex, Istanbul 2000, p.156).
Non-western art unattributed:
22. Detail of the Camp of Baybars I al-Bunduqdārī, from the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Spain. c.1280–84. Ink and colour on parchment. (El Escorial, MS T-1-1, fol.222r).
Non-western art unattributed:
23. Detail of the mantle of Roger II. Sicily, 12th century. Silk, gold, pearl and enamel. (Imperial Treasury, Vienna).
Non-western art unattributed:
24. The Persian ambassador presenting Sultan Murad III a tent as a gift. 16th century. Illumination on parchment. (Istanbul University Library, MS FY 1404 Istanbul, fol.43b).
Western art unattributed:
1. Interior of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (© Gabriele Croppi; Scala, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
10. Detail of the apse fresco showing the painted bejewelled border of the tent roof and two birds, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
11. Detail of the apse fresco showing the roundel decoration and interstices of the painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
12. Detail of the apse fresco showing the fringe at the top of the painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
13. Vault of the right-hand chapel showing a portion of the original starry sky, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
14. Detail of the apse fresco showing a section of blue ceiling with stars, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
15. Apse mosaic, S. Maria in Trastevere, Rome. (Bridgeman Images).
Western art unattributed:
16. Reconstruction of the apse decoration of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Drawing by Federico Botana).
Western art unattributed:
18. Pillow cover of María de Almenar. c.1200. Silk and gold thread, 37 by 66 cm. (Museo de Telas Medievales, Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Huelgas, Burgos).
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19. Detail of the top border of the hanging textile fresco with pseudo-Naskh calligraphy, Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
2. Left wall of the apse, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
20. Detail of the hanging textile fresco showing the roundel decoration of the painted textile, Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
25. Detail of the Assumption of the Virgin, apse of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
27. Textile pattern decoration of the Bardi Chapel, S. Maria Novella, Florence. c.1285. Fresco. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
5. Fragment of the burial tunic of Don Felipe. Spain, 2nd half of the 13th century. Silk, linen and metal-wrapped thread. (Villalcazar de Sirga, Palencia).
Western art unattributed:
6. Fresco from the first decorative phase of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara, showing a painted textile in the left chapel. (Photograph the author).
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7. Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. Early 14th century. (Mondadori Portfolio; Electa; Antonio Quattrone; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Detail of the apse fresco showing the lower part of painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
9. Detail of the apse fresco showing the top part of painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Exhibition Review
Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO (MACS MTO)
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1261–3
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Reviewer:
Babaie, Susan (Babaie, Susan)
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Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO (MACS MTO) Chatou, France From 28th September | :
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30. La clef d’huître, by Bianca Bondi. 2022. Fragments from the canals of the city of Sète, key, gypsophila and leather glove, 14 by 8 by 10 cm. (Courtesy of the artist and mor charpentier gallery, Paris).
Non-western art unattributed:
28. Mihrab with the Throne Verse from the Qur’an. Late 20th century. Polychromeglazed ceramic, mirror and plaster. (Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO, Paris).
Non-western art unattributed:
29. Kashkūl with portraits and names of the Five Infallibles. Iran, early 20th century. Tin-plated, embossed and engraved metal with copperalloy fixtures and a ferrous metal chain, 15 by 26 by 17.5 cm. (Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO, Paris).
Exhibition Review
Conoscenza e Libertà: arte islamica al Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 951-3
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Gigante, Federica (Gigante, Federica)
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Conoscenza e Libertà: arte islamica al Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna 20th April–15th September | :
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Non-western art unattributed:
10. Flask. Syria, 13th century. Blue glass with gold and coloured enamels, 17.5 by 7.8 cm. (base). (Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna).
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Ewer. Syria or Egypt, late 13th century. Brass with silver inlay, 34.5 by 17.5 cm. (Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna).
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9. Flask painted with flowers. Central Italy, 17th century. Maiolica, 28 by 8.5 cm (base). (Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna).
Obituary
Oliver James Watson (1949–2023)
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 990-92
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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1. Oliver Watson photographed next to one of his favourite objects in the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, shortly before stepping down as Director in 2011. (Museum of Islamic Art, Doha; Photograph Marc Pelletreau).
Non-western art unattributed:
2. Table with ceramic tile top. Turkey. c.1560. Wood, inlaid with ebony and mother of pearl, and painted fritware, height 34 cm., diameter 63 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Book Review
Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 434
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Reviewer:
Luber, Diana (Luber, Diana)
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Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection Edited by Julia Gonnella. 592 pp. incl. 350 col. ills. (Thames and Hudson London, 2022), £70. ISBN 978–0–500–48084–7. | :
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
9. Fountain head (Doha hind). Madinat al- Zahra’, c.940–1010. Cast and incised copper alloy, 48.2 by 41.9 x 12 cm. including base. (Museum of Islamic Art, Doha).
Book Review
Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages: Exploring a Connected World
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1253-1254
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Reviewer:
Nickson, Tom (Nickson, Tom)
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Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages: Exploring a Connected World By Jill Caskey, Adam S. Cohen and Linda Safran. 400 pp. incl. 426 col. ills. (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 2023), $189.95 (HB). ISBN 978–1–5017–6610–7. $69.95 (PB). ISBN 978–1–5017–0282–2. | :
Exhibition Review
Islamic Arts Biennale
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 562-563
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Reviewer:
Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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Islamic Arts Biennale Western Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah | :
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22. Western Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, constructed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1981. (Courtesy Diriyah Biennale Foundation).
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23. Installation view of the Islamic Arts Biennale, 2023, showing Amongst Men, by Haroon Gunn- Salie. 2014/23. (Courtesy Diriyah Biennale Foundation).
Book Review
Articulating the H. ijāba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus: The ʿAmirid Regency c.970–1010 AD
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 565-566
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Reviewer:
Walker, Rose (Walker, Rose)
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Articulating the H. ijāba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus: The ʿAmirid Regency c.970–1010 AD By Mariam Rosser-Owen. 478 pp. incl. 180 col. + b. & w. ills (Leiden and Boston, Brill, 2022), £153, €179. ISBN 978–9004–46913–6. | :
Exhibition Review
Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum and Library
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 442-445
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Reviewer:
Ellis, Morlin (Ellis, Morlin)
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Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum and Library Royal Academy of Arts, London 21st January–10th April | :
Illustrations
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10. Girls of Burriana (Falleras), by Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa. 1910– 11. Oil on canvas, 166 by 208 cm. (Hispanic Society of America, New York; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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8. Alhambra silk. Nasrid, Granada, c.1400. 237.5 by 152.3 cm. (Hispanic Society of America, New York; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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9. The Duchess of Alba, by Francisco de Goya. 1797. Oil on canvas, 210.3 by 149.3 cm. (Hispanic Society of America, New York; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Book Review
Metalwork from the Arab World and the Mediterranean (The al-Sabah Collection / Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah)
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1033-1036
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Reviewer:
Ward, Rachel (Ward, Rachel)
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Metalwork from the Arab World and the Mediterranean (The al-Sabah Collection / Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah) By Doris Behrens-Abouseif. 340 pp. incl. 350 col. ills. (Thames and Hudson, London and New York, 2021), £50. ISBN 978–0–500–97111–6. | :
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Non-western art unattributed:
2. Jug. Baalbek, Syria, 739–40. Copper alloy (cast), inlaid with silver and copper, height 33.5 cm. (al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait).
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