Fatimid art

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Fatimid art is a distinctive medieval Islamic artistic tradition that flourished under the Shi'a Fatimid Caliphate, noted for its luxurious metalwork, ceramics, textiles, and architectural decoration centered in North Africa and Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic art style ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
medieval art ⓘ
associatedBuildingType city gate ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
palace ⓘ
associatedWith Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
characteristicMotif animal motifs ⓘ
calligraphic ornament ⓘ
courtly scenes ⓘ
figural imagery ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
vegetal arabesques ⓘ
culturalContext Cairo as imperial capital ⓘ
Mediterranean trade networks ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
function courtly display ⓘ
dynastic propaganda ⓘ
luxury trade goods ⓘ
religious architecture decoration ⓘ
geographicCenter Egypt ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
historicalPeriod 10th–12th century ⓘ
influenced Ayyubid art ⓘ
Mamluk art ⓘ
later Egyptian Islamic art ⓘ
influencedBy Abbasid art ⓘ
Byzantine art ⓘ
Coptic art ⓘ
North African artistic traditions ⓘ
majorCenterCity Cairo ⓘ
Mahdia ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
ceramic ⓘ
glass ⓘ
gold ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
rock crystal ⓘ
silver ⓘ
stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
textile fibers ⓘ
wood ⓘ
notableExampleSite Al-Aqmar Mosque ⓘ
Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
Al-Hakim Mosque ⓘ
notedFor architectural decoration ⓘ
book arts ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
enamelled glass ⓘ
ivory carving ⓘ
luxurious metalwork ⓘ
rock crystal carving ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
woodwork ⓘ
patron Fatimid caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate

Fatimid court elites ⓘ
politicalContext Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Shia Islam ⓘ
technique embroidery ⓘ
gilding ⓘ
inlay ⓘ
luster painting on ceramics ⓘ
mosaic decoration ⓘ
openwork carving ⓘ
typicalObjectType ceramic bowl ⓘ
ivory casket ⓘ
luster-painted dish ⓘ
metal candlestick ⓘ
mihrab decoration ⓘ
mosque lamp ⓘ
rock crystal ewer ⓘ
textile tiraz band ⓘ
wooden minbar panel ⓘ
usesScript Kufic script ⓘ
floriated Kufic ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamic art → majorStyle → Fatimid art ⓘ
al-Mansuriya → partOf → Fatimid architectural heritage ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid art
al-Mahdiyya → architectureStyle → Fatimid architecture ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid art
Abbasid art → influenced → Fatimid art ⓘ
Arab-Norman architecture → influencedBy → Fatimid architecture ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid art
Fatimid Cairo → architecturalStyle → Fatimid architecture ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid art
Aghlabid architecture → influenced → Fatimid architecture ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid art
Bab al-Futuh → architecturalStyle → Fatimid architecture ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid art
Mamluk art → influencedBy → Fatimid art ⓘ