Is there more to writing than meets the eye? Luke, age 12, discovers how Islamic art uses language and the written word to create beautiful artworks.
Credits
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#MetKids Contributor: Luke
Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art: Maryam Ekhtiar
Featured Artworks:
Tughra (Official Signature) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449533
Qur’an Manuscript
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451992
Special thanks to the Department of Islamic Art.
Closed captioning for this video is available in ten additional languages:
#MetKids— ما سبب أهمية الكتابة في الفنون الإسلامية؟
#MetKids—为什么书写在穆斯林艺术中如此重要？
#MetKids—Pourquoi l’écriture est-elle si importante dans l’art islamique ?
#MetKids—Warum ist Schrift so bedeutend in der Islamischen Kunst?
#MetKids—Perché è Importante la Scrittura Nell’arte Islamica?
メットキッズ—イスラム美術には なぜ文字が大事なの？
#MetKids—이슬람 예술에서는 글쓰기가 왜 중요할까요?
#MetKids—Por que a escrita é tão importante na arte islâmica?
#MetKids—Почему письмо так важно для исламского искусства?
#MetKids—¿Por qué es tan importante la caligrafía en el arte islámico?
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