Panel of six tiles, ca. 1540, Iznik, Turkey, Fritware painted in blue, turquoise, and sage green with black outlines under a transparent glaze. The David Collection, Copenhagen, Isl. 182.

CHICAGO, IL.- The Smart Museum of Art will present Cosmophilia: Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen, on view February 1 - May 20, 2007. Cosmophilia—literally “love of ornament”—examines one of the most characteristic and attractive features of Islamic art. Covering over a millennium of Islamic history in regions extending from Spain to India, this comprehensive exhibition surveys the extraordinary range and virtuosity of one of the world’s great artistic traditions. Drawn from the David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark, Cosmophilia offers a rare opportunity for audiences in the United States to study one of the finest collections of Islamic art, both secular and religious.

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