Arabesques are designs formed by geometric patterns that are part of culture of muslim countries.
They can be painted or carved and are widely used in Islamic art, architecture, tapestry and decoration. They are also very present in the decoration of mosques.
For the Muslim people the arabesques represent the invisible and impalpable world, the infinite and the grandeur of the nature of Allah's creation.
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The arabesque designs are usually made up of linear and geometric patterns, intertwined and repetitive. In the arabesque there are no human or animal figures, as the reproduction of these drawings is a restriction imposed by the Islamic religion.
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the arabesques vegetable (with designs of flowers, fruits and foliage) are inspired by Greco-Roman art, especially in the Byzantine period.
the arabesques geometric they are formed by infinite repetitions of intertwined geometric figures and are widely used in decorative objects and in the manufacture of fabrics.
You octograms they are the arabesques that use the eight-point star of Islam as the main symbol. This arabesque is a symbol of reconstruction.
the arabesques epigraphics they use Arabic script and are widely used in the decoration of religious and non-religious objects and buildings. It is very common to write the name of Allah and excerpts from the Quran.
The first historical records of the use of arabesques are from Italy, between the years 1300 and 1500, and in France, approximately in 1500, during the reign of Louis XII.
The use of arabesques had a great influence on baroque art and architecture and movement art nouveau. Baroque was a broad artistic style very appreciated between the 16th and 18th centuries, and the art nouveau is a style of art and decoration that was very popular in Europe in the late 19th century.
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The use of arabesques in the arts and architecture of Europe became known as Moorish decoration, in reference to the Moors.
Nowadays, arabesques are very widespread, both in the East and in the West, and are used in decoration of parties and environments, in monograms and in wedding invitations.