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The Umayyad period is often considered the formative period in Islamic art.
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem (691), the first major Umayyad architectural undertaking
„Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven,“ September 26, 2016–January
The Lalibela churches take their form, placement, and orientation from both geological features and structures within the complex.
While the Lalibela complex is now considered a representation of the “New Jerusalem
Lantern Recent studies point to the production of glazed ceramics in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Syria at multiple locations and indicate that several types were produced at each of the various centers
„Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven,“ September 26, 2016–January
Rediscovered watercolors reveal Emily Sargent’s unique style, shown with works by brother John Singer Sargent and mother Mary, highlighting their creative bond.
Midday, Aranjuez John Singer Sargent 1903 Dead Sea Emily Sargent 1904 From Jerusalem
After three years traveling throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey returned to France with more than one thousand daguerreotype—unique photographic images on silvered copper plates.
the earliest surviving photographs of Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Jerusalem
The reconstructed portal is composed of five medieval elements. Neither the bases nor the arch of rosettes were part of the medieval monument. The two jambs of gray Carrara marble were apparently recarved from sections of antique sarcophagi
On the lintel above is Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem, a scene particularly appropriate
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Saint Augustine ca. 1490 Frame Belgian, Bruges ca. 1540–60 Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem
At the end of Louis’s reign, 101 different craft guilds were established in the city; the university welcomed scholars and students from across Europe.
me a troop of many people from Great Armenia, that were going on pilgrimage to Jerusalem
