Mongol elements in Western medieval art

The hem band on Giotto's Madonna and Child (1320–1330) is a mix of Arabic and Mongol script characteristic of Giotto.[1]

Mongol elements can be seen in European works of art ranging from the 13th to the 15th century.[2] They encompass artistic areas such as painting and textile manufacture, and mainly consist in the European use of Mongol 'Phags-pa script in Medieval European art, as well as the representation of "Tartar" cloth and Mongol soldiers in a number of contemporary European paintings.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mack 61 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The subject has been especially described by Rosamond E. Mack, in Bazaar to Piazza: Islamic Trade and Italian Art, 1300–1600.

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