Friday, February 16, 2018

Exhibition: ROMANCE AND REASON: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past

ROMANCE AND REASON: Islamic Transformations of the Classical Past
KhamsaFolios 50 verso, 51 recto: Iskandar Served Kay Khusraw’s Magical Goblet (jam-i jahan-bin)Author: Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209); Copyist: Unknown; Language: PersianInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paperIndia, 17th century, illustrations possibly laterFrom the collections of The National Library of Israel: Ms. Yah. Ar. 1021Image (c) National Library of Israel 
The story of antiquity reads as an endless cycle of expansion, conflict, and conquest. Yet despite the divisions that existed among peoples and nations, the exchange and appropriation of ideas, images, and heroic figures across cultures knew no boundaries, with the Classical World retaining a particular appeal across countries and beliefs.
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