Islamic Art and Culture in the Renaissance—The True Moor of Venice

Michael Barry, the Patti Cadby Birch Consultative Chairman, Department of Islamic Art, MMA, presents this examination of the mysterious central figure in one of the most enigmatic paintings of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgiones "Three Philosophers" (Venice, 1504). The discussion of this work, which is now in the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna, sheds light on the role that Islam and Islamic philosophy played in late medieval and early Renaissance European perceptions.

See the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History for the following related essays:

Venice and the Islamic World, 828 1797
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vnis/hd_vnis.htm

Islamic Art and Culture: the Venetian Perspective:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/isac/hd_isac.htm

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[euclidxxx]

Fascinating!

[PFWinkler]

GREAT VIDEO!!!! WOW!!!

[achdjianfinearts]

TRADERS is the great word to explain the painting the True Moors of Venice

and it has to be said that Armenians traders "Khojjah" were since centuries used to occupy a first place in the International trade ... a banker of the Medecis was armenian origin ... and as traders who wants to developp their business in peace, they promote PEACE vs war !

this is the deep meaning of this painting ... it is a painting to glory of understanding between main military and economical strengths

[ucanifuwant]

Common knowledge in the middle east that ibn rashid's

philosphy kickstarted the renaissance..Great lecture .

Thank you for spreading the truth ..

[ImaginedWriter]

A very good lecture, I enjoyed it immensely.

[Delalalhosam1]

Ibn ruched was not spanish but he was an andalusian arabic and berber origin from west north Africa !

And by the way most andalusians have been either slather or evacuated from andalusia and changed the name to spain, what a dirty crimes spain did against this people !

[100mahnoor]

very informative!

thanks.

[ak476223]

Thats nice video but if you would to break in to parts that would,ve be nice

[philateliceun]

very interesting. I am very interested in symbolism and ancient art. I love it.

[chipdouglas42]

wonderful lecture thankyou