Instructions:
– Write 1 page for each comparisons (there will be 3 comparisons in total)
– Does not require any sources
Topic:
Start by identifying each image by Architect/Artist, Patron, Title, Date, Dynasty, and Location (for architecture)
How do these works of art represent the cultures from which they come?
What is significant or unusual about them?
Describe materials and techniques used in their production.
What do the images share in common?
How do they differ in purpose, style, etc.
Does one derive from the other?
Below listed are the artworks that will be compared
Artworks:
1.Fatimid ewer of Al-Aziz Billah and the Mamluk mosque lamp
2. The Great Mosque of Damascus and the Great Mosque of Cordoba
3. Khirbet al-Mafiar and the Court of the Lions at the Alhambra