ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
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| Cat. 24. “The Judgment of Solomon.” Miniature pasted on an album leaf. Signed Shaykh Abbasi
Iran, Isfahan; 1664–1665
The miniature H: 21.6; W: 14.9 cm |
COPENHAGEN---The David Collection, Copenhagen has announced the upcoming exhibition "
The Human Figure in Islamic Art — Holy Men, Princes, and Commoners" will be on view November 24, 2017 – May 13, 2018. Many people believe that it is not permitted to depict human figures in the Islamic cultural sphere. This is a qualified truth, however. While some Muslims have criticized and even destroyed human depictions, considering them to be idols, others have from the very earliest period commissioned works of art with human figures as an essential element. The exhibition focuses primarily on the different ways in which the human figure has been used in Islamic art, from an ornament and symbol to scientific diagrams, narrative illustrations, and independent paintings or drawings. [
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