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- Dictionaryarabesque/ˌarəˈbɛsk/
noun
- 1. a posture in which one leg is extended backwards at right angles, the torso bent forwards, and the arms outstretched, one forwards and one backwards.
- 2. an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in ancient Islamic art: "she had embellished the symbols with lovely loops, arabesques, and curlicues"
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1 day ago · Arabesques, or stylized floral and vegetal motifs, derive from a long tradition of similar motifs in Syrian, Hellenistic, and Roman architectural ornamentation.
4 days ago · The facade (image on the right) also includes examples of arabesques and Islamic writing, or calligraphy. It is made of brilliant blue glazed tiles that wrap around the entire courtyard. Describe the main attributes of Islamic art. Islamic art employed Aniconism, the avoidance of figural imagery.
2 days ago · The Islamic Golden Age was a period of scientific, economic and cultural flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 13th century. [1] [2] [3]
6 days ago · Arabesques, or floral and vegetal motifs, derive from a long tradition of similar motifs in Syrian, Hellenistic, and Roman architectural ornamentation.
5 days ago · It illustrates both the diversity of cultures that participated in the Islamic civilization and the unifying force of Islamic monotheism represented by the spacious expanse of the mosque—a veritable externalization of the all-enveloping divine unity, heightened by the sense of infinity of the arabesque design.
Jul 7, 2024 · Footnote 70 The use of monkeys as part of decorative arabesque work—drôleries, as H. W. Janson terms them—was commonplace in Gothic marginal art and, at least by 1638, in evidence via French prints in British domestic interiors such as the painted ceiling at Skelmorlie Aisle in Largs (Fig. 6.1).
5 days ago · The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements.
