Islamic art
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Islamic art encompasses the diverse artistic traditions created from the 7th century onward across a vast region stretching from Spain to India, reflecting the cultures of Islamic populations during this period. It matters because it represents one of history's most expansive and influential artistic traditions, shaped by centuries of exchange among many different peoples and places united by Islamic culture.
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Detail of arabesque decoration at the Alhambra in Spain The Ardabil Carpet, probably the finest surviving Persian carpet, Tabriz, mid-16th century Hunters at a Stream - Riza `Abbasi, c. 1625 Brooklyn Museum
Islamic art is a part of Islamic culture and encompasses the visual arts produced since the 7th century CE by people who lived within territories inhabited or ruled by Muslim populations. Referring to characteristic traditions across a wide range of lands, periods, and genres, Islamic art is a concept used first by Western art historians in the late 19th century. Public Islamic art is traditionally non-representational, except for the widespread use of plant forms, usually in varieties of the spiralling arabesque. These are often combined with Islamic calligraphy, geometric patterns in styles that are typically found in a wide variety of media, from small objects in ceramic or metalwork to large decorative schemes in tiling on the outside and inside of large buildings, including mosques. Other forms of Islamic art include Islamic miniature painting, artefacts like Islamic glass or pottery, and textile arts, such as carpets and embroidery.