Stand for a Qur’an Manuscript (Rahla) A masterpiece of design, this carved book stand, or rahla, is made from a single slab of teak and is framed by inlays composed of various woods in shades of brown and black
Ekhtiar, Maryam, and Claire Moore, ed. "A Resource for Educators."
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
He has held fellowships at the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Moore
Reception Room (Qa’a)This interior, a splendid example of a wood-paneled reception chamber (qa‘a) from a private house in Damascus, is among the earliest extant, nearly complete interiors of its kind, dated by an inscription to A
Ekhtiar, Maryam, and Claire Moore, ed. "A Resource for Educators."
One of Correggio’s most significant early works, this altarpiece was painted for a church in the artist’s hometown (from whence his name derives) to the east of Parma. It was commissioned by a local patron, Melchior Fassi, and hung in his chapel in the hospital church of Santa Maria Verberator, usually known as Santa Maria della Misericordia, until 1690
Sturge Moore. Correggio.
This parlor comes from a house built in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1811, but prominently features furniture made in New York City from the same period. Like the nearby Baltimore and Haverhill Rooms, the Benkard Room exemplifies the popularity of Robert and James Adam’s Neoclassical taste in the young United States.
According to its earliest fire insurance policy, the Moore House, from which this
Silk FragmentsThese seven vibrant, colorful fragments once belonged to a square-shaped Iranian silk textile. At the center, there is a symmetrical floral pattern, composed of a gridlike structure with scrolling leafy branches and alternating red-and-blue stylized lotus blossoms, all set against a golden yellow ground made of metallic thread wrapped around yellow silk
Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C.
cotton tulle, linen, and lace and natural raffia Photograph courtesy of Chris Moore
Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C.
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Moore, Mary B. 2004 33 pages This title is out of print.
