{"product_id":"venice-and-the-islamic-world-8281797","title":"Venice and the Islamic World  828-1797","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 828  when Venetian merchants carried home from Alexandria the stolen relics of St. Mark  to the fall of the Venetian Republic to Napoleon in 1797  the visual arts in Venice were dramatically influenced by Islamic art. Because of its strategic location on the Mediterranean  Venice had long imported objects from the Near East through channels of trade  and it flourished during this particular period as a commercial  political  and diplomatic hub. This monumental book examines Venices rise as the \"bazaar of Europe\" and how and why the city absorbed artistic and cultural ideas that originated in the Islamic world.  Venice and the Islamic World  8281797 features a wide range of fascinating images and objects  including paintings and drawings by familiar Venetian artists such as Bellini  Carpaccio  and Tiepolo; beautiful Persian and Ottoman miniatures; and inlaid metalwork  ceramics  lacquer ware  gilded and enameled glass  textiles  and carpets made in the Serene Republic and the Mamluk  Ottoman  and Safavid Empires. Together these exquisite objects illuminate the ways Islamic art inspired Venetian artists  while also highlighting Venices own views toward its neighboring region. Fascinating essays by distinguished scholars and conservators offer new historical and technical insights into this unique artistic relationship between East and West.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983941201973,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300124309","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300124309.jpg?v=1770815022","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/venice-and-the-islamic-world-8281797","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}