Inscriptions on Shah Mosque Muqarnas

Item

Title

Inscriptions on Shah Mosque Muqarnas

Description

The Safavid-empire Shah Mosque muqarnas, constructed between around 1611-1638, incorporates elaborate inscriptions in the iwan below the muqarnas. Created by calligrapher Muhammad Riza Imami, the inscriptions praise the Fourteen Immaculate Ones in the Islamic faith.

Creator

Inscriptions by Muhammad Riza Imami (unknown).

Temporal Coverage

ca. 1611-1638.

Spatial Coverage

Isfahan, Iran.

Type

Image.

Date Created

1977

Source

Image and original data provided by Walter B. Denny.
https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/ISLAMIC_DB_10310756206;prevRouteTS=1682166497652 .

Contributor

Giulianna Larson

Rights

Walter B. Denny.
https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/ISLAMIC_DB_10310756206;prevRouteTS=1682166497652 .

Site pages

Shah Mosque Muqarnas Object Page
Shah Mosque Muqarnas: Architectural Legacy of the Absolute Truth
Inscriptions on Shah Mosque Muqarnas