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Are there similarities between Islamic Art and Byzantine art?

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Basically, they look very different to me, as far as figurative art forms are concerned. Byzantine art is centered upon religion, there are Saints everywhere, on icons and on church walls. read more

Byzantine art is centered upon religion, there are Saints everywhere, on icons and on church walls. Islamic art is highly decorative but you will find no representation of persons at all (with few exceptions, mainly in Persia). read more

At first glance, it may seem as though there are no similarities between Christian and Islamic art, for they serve different purposes in different ways. read more

While there are certainly stylistic cross influences, the focus of Byzantine art was the icon, which was a representational image usually of Jesus or Mary. Such images were and are generally prohibited in Islamic art because they are regarded as idolatry. read more

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