Nearly 250 major works of Islamic art from the Louvre Museum will be on display at the Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum under the terms of a five-year agreement signed in 2007.
This is the first exhibition to be held under this arrangement. The pieces are from the Islamic Works of Art Section, one of the most important collections at the Louvre Museum and are organized under the rubric of “The Three Capitals of Islamic Art: Istanbul, Isfahan and Delhi.” The Ottomans reigned from 1299 to 1923, the Savafid dynasty in Iran from 1501 to 1722 and the Babur government in India from 1526 to 1858. The three capitals were at their height of glory at roughly the same time, linked through the major conquests of the famous Timur-i Lang or Tamerlane as he is known in the West. The exhibition at the Emirgan museum will show the similarities and differences in the works of art produced by these three different cultures. This is the first time that works from the Louvre”s Islamic Section have been shown in Turkey and the exhibit will undoubtedly attract great attention.
Türk Telekom is sponsoring the exhibition that will be open from Feb. 19 through May 25
Domestic News- Resource:Turkish Daily News
