Summary: This sumptuous exhibition of Islamic art is curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi in partnership with the Museo Nazionale del Bargello. It offers visitors a unique opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. It is the result of an international scholarly advisory board which has been working with dedication for two years to select the exhibits and to prepare the catalogue with essays rich in scientific and historical research, designed to illustrate the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries, not to mention Florence's age-old interest in the Islamic world. The leading role in this joint venture by the Uffizi and the Bargello is played by Islamic art with its superb carpets, its damascened acquamaniles and vases, its enamelled glass, its rock crystal, its ivory and its lustreware.

Contents: G. Curatola, Florencee alla domaschina ; M. Spallanzani, Decorative Arts between Florence and the Near East during the Renaissance, A Dynamic Scenario ; C. Schmidt Arcangeli, Islamic Objects in the Florentine Art of the Renaissance - Fascination forr the Exotic Becomes the "Modern Manner" ; M. Marini, Levantine Ceramics imported to Florence in the Renaissance and their influence on Local Production ; C-P Haase, Islamic Metal Artifacts in Italy up to the 16th Century ; E. Gagliardi Mangilli, Florence and Islamic Fabrics ; A. Boralevi, Collecting Oriental Carpets in Florence ; C-P Haase, The Art of Books ; M. Merlo, Islamic Weapons in the Medici Armories ; A. Diana, The Collecting of Islamic Art in Florence in the 19th and 20th Centuries ; Works - Gallerie degli Uffizi ; Works - Museo Nazionale del Bargello ; Bibliography.

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