Islamic Art History

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1-The first part of the four-part analysis considers physical properties.
Questions:
Here are some questions we ask when we examine physical properties:
• What type of artwork is it: painting, sculpture, architecture, textile, woodwork?
• What is the work made of: stone, crushed minerals, inlaid lapis lazuli?
• How is that material visible? Is it smooth and hard or textured and rough?
• How has the material been handled? What technique was used to manipulate the
material?
• How big is the work? How does it compare to the size of a human body? Hint: The
textbook provides scale comparisons for all illustrations.