Norma Jean Calderwood Lecture: Gardens for All Seasons—The Persian Garden Carpet Tradition
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Walter Denny will explore garden imagery on carpets of Islamic lands, especially those featuring the Persian garden design called chahar bagh.
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Ages: Adults.
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- Specific dates
Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning Sunday, November 3, after 10am.
Cost
This Event is free!
Location
- In-person only.
Harvard Art Museums
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Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
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Dates and Times
.: Wednesday, November 13, 6PM – 7:15PM.
The lecture will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors will open for seating at 5:30pm.
Additional information
Garden imagery has a long history in Iranian art as a metaphor for Paradise and as a symbol of royal leisure. The garden image appears in almost every aspect and medium of Islamic art from Spain to Sumatra. However, the large carpets woven in Iran with the layout of a chahar bagh, or traditional four-fold Persian garden, show us the largest and probably the most familiar application of the concept. In this illustrated talk, Professor Walter B. Denny will discuss the enduring tradition of garden carpets in central Islamic lands—tracing their history, their use indoors and out, and their importance in the spectrum of Islamic artistic media.
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