Arabic miniatures -Sicilian cultural miniatures as a model-

Abstract

The trait of creativity is one of the most important components of our Islamic civilization, as beliefs and ideas were the main driver and source of many artistic inspirations for the Arab artist, and because beauty is one of the attributes of God Almighty, they were interested in displaying it in the field of photography, calligraphy, colors and decoration. Therefore, the research aimed to highlight the aesthetic and expressive structure in miniature decoration. Islamic. The research aimed to highlight the aesthetic images of Arab-Islamic miniatures and reuse them in a more modern way to revive the Arab-Islamic heritage.

The importance of research is evident in the reuse of this art in various academic curricula, which enables the student to develop the artistic sense and creative taste, and at the same time makes it easier for him to memorize the required information in a beautiful and creative way.

The process of study and investigation required dividing the research into two parts: The first section: I dealt with the impact of miniatures in revealing the historical event and then the beginning of Arabic miniatures and the relationship of literature, poetry, epics, and history to miniatures. We took the most famous example of it (Hatem al-Tai’s miniature presenting a feast) and discussed the technical description and analysis of it, and then the most important schools that influenced the art of miniatures in a brief way with illustrative pictures of them. As for the second section: we discussed the geographical location of Sicily, and then we mentioned the Sicilian cultural miniatures as an example. We mentioned the historical aspect first, then the general description and technical analysis of these first and second artistic paintings. We chose two miniatures, as examples, but not limited to them, due to the large number of miniatures in that period, whether during Arab rule or during the fall and Norman rule of Sicily, and in this way we combined the historical and artistic aspects.