Art,+Literature+and+Music-Umayyad

= Art, Literature and Music = (Yalman) (Hooker) (H)
 * Main influence from late antique naturalistic tradition
 * Also influence by Byzantine and Sasanian
 * First major architectural undertaking was the Dome of the Rock(691) in Jerusalem, completed under Abd al-Malik
 * built on site formally occupied by Soloman's temple
 * associated with Muhammad's ascent to heaven
 * Other well known religious buildings include enlarged mosque in Medina(706-710)
 * former house of Muhammad
 * And the Mosque of Damascus(706)
 * sight of former Byzantine church and Roman temple
 * Palaces like Mshatta, Qasr Amra (Jordan), Anjar (Lebanon), Khirbat al-Mafjar (Palestine), etc. show the wealth of patrons and creativity of architects
 * Establishment of a monarchical and court court culture began efflorescence of Islamic culture in art, architecture and writing
 * Umayyad Caliphate was a true period of germination for art and civilization of the Islamic world
 * Dome of the Rock
 * on the terrace of the temple of Jerusalem
 * octagonal central-plan structure crowned with a dome
 * interior decorated with marble veneer and gold-ground mosaics
 * Great Mosques of Damascus
 * built over cities main church
 * also on the site of an ancient temple to Jupiter
 * it's plan, dimensions and other characteristics are relater to the Roman temple
 * The predominant artistic influence in Damascus then was classical
 * Coptic art was also influential in development of Islamic art under Umayyad rule
 * The Dome of the Rock and the Mosque in Damascus seem to have been built as symbols of Umayyad power and victory

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