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Venice and the Ottoman Empire

May 26, 2025Heather

Portrait of Doge Cristoforo Moro attributed to Lazzaro Bastiani, 1462-71, tempera and oil on panel, 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 inches Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia - Museo Correr. Moro’s reign was marked by the beginning of the Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-79)

The Ottoman empire (1299-1923) was once considered one of the most important economic and cultural powers in the world. It ruled over a vast swath of the globe stretching from the Middle East and North Africa to Budapest in Hungary… Continue reading →

Water and Islamic Art in Italy

April 29, 2019Heather

Round bucket, Eastern Iran, probably Heart, 15th/16th century, brass, cast, engraved and inlaid with silver, height 10 cm, diam. 20.4 cm. Courtesy of the LA Mayer Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem. Photo: Avshalom Avital

The Islamic religion was born in the Arabian Peninsula when it was virtual a desert, where water was greatly valued from the earliest of times. Water, known as ‘ma’ in Arabic, is probably the single vital resource that has been… Continue reading →

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