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Mosque Lamp. Egypt (Cairo), ca. 1285. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.985).
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Masterpieces of Islamic Calligraphy from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
June 2, 2009–September 1, 2009
Great Hall Balcony
Masterpieces of calligraphy from the Islamic Art Department’s collections will be on display for a period of three months, showcasing the calligraphic art of the Islamic world, from Spain to south Asia and beyond. The works, ranging in date from the eighth to the nineteenth-century, will include several richly illuminated Qur’anic manuscripts, as well as sumptuous album pages in a variety of scripts, examples of inlaid metalwork, fine ceramics, and rare textiles with calligraphic elements. Many calligraphic scripts from early kufic to the later refined nasta‘liq, will be shown in a range of media, demonstrating the impact and importance of this most quintessential of Islamic art forms.
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