This document compares Islamic art to Christian and Buddhist art through examples of different works. It shows a painting of the Lamentation by Giotto, a detail from the North Rose window of Chartres Cathedral, a 15th century seated Buddha statue from Thailand, the tiled exterior of the Friday Mosque of Herat in Afghanistan, a 14th century Turkish rug with confronted animals, 11th century Kufic script from a Qur'an, and a 16th century Persian miniature painting depicting Muhammad's night journey to heaven.

1. ISLAMIC ART
compared to Christian and
Buddhist art

2. Lamentation,
Giotto,
Scrovegni
Chapel
(1305)

3. North Rose window (detail), Chartres Cathedral, Notre Dame

4. Seated Buddha,
15th century,
Thailand

5. Tiled exterior of the Friday Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan

6. Rug with confronted
animals, 14th century,
Turkey

7. Kufic script in an
11th-century
Qur'an.

8. Persian miniature painting from the
16th century CE, depicting
Muhammad, his face veiled,
ascending on the Buraq into the
Heavens, a journey known as the
Mi’raj (the Night Journey).