Gardners Art through the Ages A Global History

CHRISTOPHER WRENLondon’s majestic Saint Paul’s Cathe- dral (FIG. 25-38) is the work of England’s most renowned archi- tect,Chris ...

FLANDERS ❚In the 17th century, Flanders remained Catholic and under Spanish control. Flemish Baroque art is more closely tied to ...

26-1Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632–1647. The first Islamic dynasty in South Asia was the 13th-century sultanate of Delhi, but the ...

B uddhism, which originated in South Asia in the mid-first millennium BCE, gradually declined in the medieval period in favor of ...

the mosque to more than triple its original size. Iltutmish erected the mosque’s 238-foot tapering sandstone minaret,the Qutb Mi ...

routes through Asia, became one of the most magnificent cities in the East. Although the capital lies in ruins today, in its hey ...

Miniature Painting,” above) in the emperor’s personal copy of the Akbarnama was a collaborative effort between the painter Basaw ...

the oarsman just beyond the bridge who strains to steady his vessel while his three passengers stand up or lean overboard in rea ...

TAJ MAHAL Monumental tombs were not part of either the Hindu or Buddhist traditions but had a long history in Islamic ar- chitec ...

bornly resisted Mughal expansion, but even the strongest of them, Mewar, eventually submitted to the Mughal emperors. When Jahan ...

constructed walls to connect them and then built more gopuras, al- ways expanding outward from the center. Each set of gopuras w ...

crowning its tallest dome. Nonetheless, the building’s design looks backward, not forward. Inside, passengers gaze up at groin-v ...

WALKING BUDDHA Theravada Buddhism came to Sukhothai from Sri Lanka (see Chapter 6). At the center of the city stood Wat Mahathat ...

Thai believe the gem enables the universal king, or chakravartin,pos- sessing the statue to bring the rains. The historical Budd ...

wares (FIG. 27-5). The artist suggested the foliage with curving and looped lines executed in almost one continuous movement of ...

SULTANATE OF DELHI, 1206–1526 ❚Qutb al-Din Aybak (r. 1206–1211) established the sultanate of Delhi in 1206, bringing Muslim rule ...

27-1Throne room, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Ming dynasty, 15th century and later. The Ming emperor ...

T he 13th century was a time of profound political upheaval in Asia. The opening decade brought the establishment of a Muslim su ...

ZHAO MENGFU AND GUAN DAOSHENGThe Mongols were great admirers of Chinese art and culture, but they were very se- lective in admit ...

“Chinese Painting Materials and Formats,” Chapter 7, page 190), is one of her best paintings. Guan achieved the misty atmosphere ...