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Nabataean Kingdom and Petra
Straddling the northern end of the caravan route from South Arabia to the Mediterranean, the Nabataean kingdom emerged as a great merchant-trader realm during the first centuries B.C. and A.D. Previously nomads in northern Arabia, the Nabataeans had already settled in southern Jordan by 312 B.C., when they attracted the interest of Antigonus I Monophthalmos, a former general of Alexander the Great, who unsuccessfully attempted to conquer their territory. By that time, the city of Petra (ancient Raqmu) was the center of the Nabataean kingdom, strategically situated at the crossroads of several caravan routes that linked the lands of China, India, and South Arabia with the Mediterranean world. The fame of the Nabataean kingdom spread as far as Han-dynasty China, where Petra was known as Li-kan. The city of Petra is as famous now as it was in antiquity for its remarkable rock-cut tombs and temples, which combine elements derived from the architecture of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Hellenized West.
Nabataean Kingdom and Petra | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art nabataean kingdom and petra... open bowl, 1st century a.d. nabataean; jordan ceramic diam. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm) purchase, h. dumscombe colt gift, 1977 (1977.234.12) ... view slideshow view thumbnails ... the city of petra is as famous now as it was in antiquity for its remarkable rock-cut tombs and temples....
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/naba/hd_naba.htm [504 words]
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Watercolour - Petra - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections petra object: watercolour place of origin: jordan (painted) date: 1858 (painted) artist/maker: lear, edward (painter (artist)) materials and techniques: pen and brown ink over pencil, watercolour heightened with white credit line:
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O145966/watercolour-petra/ [518 words]
Woman with a Parrot ¦ Gustave Courbet ¦ Highlights ¦ European Paintings ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metro 534–35. cham. "promenade au salon." le charivari (may 1866) [reprinted in ref. leger 1920, p. 61]. gustave courbet. letter to alfred bruyas . [january–february 1866] [published in english transl. in petra ten-doesschate chu, ed., "letters of gustave courbet," chicago, 1992, p. 275, no. 66-5]. gustave courbet. letter to urbain cuenot . [april 6, 1866] [published in english transl. in petra ten-doesschate chu, ed., "letters of gustave courbet," chicago, 1992, pp.
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Tate Collection | The Garden Enclosed by David Jones 490 x 428 x 38 mm painting presented by the trustees of the chantrey bequest 1975 t02013 after he was received into the roman catholic church in 1921, jones went to live with the artist eric gill and his family. the two figures in this picture represent jones, and gill's daughter petra. the picture was painted to mark their engagement in june 1924, when petra was not quite eighteen. the title alludes to the song of solomon, chapter 4, v.12 'a garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse'.
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=7242 [171 words]
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