Dear Margaret
Groves Dictionary of Art has a good section under "Islamic art". Look
under "subject matter", then "religious themes". It relates that the
Prophet Muhammad was initially portrayed from Christian prototypes and
that depictions culminated in the Ottoman era.
There are examples.
Hope this helps
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Diana E.M. Cooper 604-822-3943
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Fine Arts Library
University of British Columbia
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Margaret English wrote:
> Hi All,
> I wonder if anyone out there in the Collective Wisdom who might have
> some ideas about this reference question. Alas, I'm not great at
> Islamic Art and a student would like some direction in any sources that
> TRACE the EVOLUTION of the depiction of the prophet Muhammad in painting
> -- (from fully depicted, to veiled, to flaming face or cloud etc.).
> The student has been able to access books that present particular
> images, however, she hasn't been able to find any source that explains
> why he is depicted differently, when each change occurs, and what the
> symbolism of the images mean. She has already searched the resources
> on-line, incl. those in humanities, art, and index Islamicus using
> prophet Muhammad and art as search terms. If anyone knows of a good
> resource, we'd be very grateful.
>
> Regards,
> Margaret English
> Librarian
> Fine Art Library
>
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