عنوان

Venice and the Islamic world, 828-1797

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

Venice and the Islamic world, 828-1797

From 828, when Venetian merchants carried home from Alexandria the stolen relics of St. Mark, to the partitioning of the conquered Venetian Republic by 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 how and why artistic and cultural ideas that originated in the Islamic world were absorbed and elaborated in Venice. "Venice and the Islamic World" features paintings and drawings by familiar Venetian artists such as Bellini, Titian, and Giorgione, along with printed books, tapestries and carpets, inlaid metalwork, ceramics, lacquered wood, enamelware, and gilded glass - decorative artworks by both Venetian craftsmen and from contemporaneous Venetian collections representing the Mamluks in Egypt, the Ottomans in Turkey, and the Safavids in Iran. Together these exquisite objects illuminate the ways Venetian art was visually and ideologically indebted to and inspired by Islamic art, while highlighting Venice's own view toward the region. Fascinating essays by distinguished scholars and conservators offer new historical and technical insights into this unique artistic relationship between East and West.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York ; New Haven

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2006, 2007

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

374 p. : ill. )some col.( ; 30 cm.

Text of Note

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, Oct. 2, 2006-Feb. 18, 2007 and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Mar.27-July 8, 2007

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references )p. 350-369(

Text of Note

ISBN: 9780300124309

Text of Note

]general editor, Stefano Carboni ; translation from the French, Deke Dusinberre[

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General Material Designation

Venise et l'orient, 828-7971.

Entry Element

Exhibitions ، Art, Italian - Italy Venice - Islamic influences

Entry Element

Exhibitions ، Decorative arts, Islamic - Influence

Entry Element

Exhibitions ، Islamic countries - Italy Venice - Relations

Entry Element

Relations - Islamic countries ، Venice )Italy(

Class number

Relator Code

TI

AU Carboni, Stefano

CO Institut du monde arabe )France(

CO Metropolitan Museum of Art )New York, N.Y.(

TI Venise et l'orient, 828-1797.