Ornamental Patterns Across Cultures

A collection of intricate decorative designs from various cultures, featuring vibrant colors and detailed motifs, including Moorish, Indian, and Celtic art styles.

Carpet Page from Book of Durrow ca. 660-80 Celtic Art Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Ottoman art example of Mother of Pearl inlays from Istanbul

Tiles (20) 16th-17th century Spanish, Seville. Tiles (20) 187894 Spanish, Seville, Tiles (20), 16th17th century, Ceramic, No dimensions recorded.. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1894 (94.4.404at)

Topkapi palace. The harem. Islamic tilework . Istanbul. Turkey. (Istanbul, Marmara, Turquie)

Palacio Nacional de Sintra, near Lisbon, part of UNESCO. Decoration with azulejo in the throne hall. Southern Europe, Portugal

Drawing, Design for stained glass; Designed by Alice Cordelia Morse (American, 1863-1961); USA; brush and gouache, graphite on paper mounted on tan illustration board; Image: 13.8 x 8.2 cm (5 7/16 x 3 1/4 in.) Sheet: 7.2 x 11.8 cm (2 13/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

Long Shawl Made 1850-1855 Scotland. Wool and silk, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1 3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of weft-float faced 1 3 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1 3 'Z' twill interlacings over warp-float faced twill weave; Harlequin tabs of wool, silk, and cotton, warp-float faced 3 1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1 3 'Z' twill interlacings; knotted warp fringet; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment .

Peru. Old hand-painted Spanish tiles on a wall in Casa Aliaga, a historic colonial house on land given to Jeronimo de Aliaga in 1535

Kiyevskaya is a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow Metro. Opened in 1953, it is lavishly decorated in the quasi-baroque style that predominated in the early 1950s. The square pylons are faced with white Ural marble and elaborately patterned ceramic tile and the plastered ceiling is decorated with a series of frescoes by various artists depicting life in Ukraine. A large mosaic at the end of the platform commemorates the 300th anniversary of the reunification of Russia and Ukraine. The architects were L. V. Lile, V. A. Litvinov, M. F. Markovsky, and V. M. Dobrokovsky.

Example of applied Ottoman art patterns

Iran, Shiraz, Qavim Orangerie, Tilework

Wall painting, floral elements, Junagarh Fort, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Example of art patterns on metal . Example of Ottoman art patterns applied on metals

A tiger pattern in glazed tiles on the Sher-Dor Madrasah iwan archway in Registan square.

fine arts, Kunisada, Utagawa, (1786 - 1864), graphics, ""the actor Tamizo Onoe"", circa 1841 / 1843, colour woodcut, 36,2 cm x 24,7 cm, Museum of East Asian Arts, Berlin,

Mosaic detail, Bou Inania Medersa, Medina, Fez, Bouanania, Madrasa, Morocco, Africa

Iran, Shiraz. Very fine plasterwork on the ceiling of a room at Zinat ol-Mok mansion, the former living quarters of the wealthy owner of the next door Naranjestan-e Ghavam pavilion, also known as Qavan House.

A Flower Study. India, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (), 1700-1725. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Iran, Central Iran, Kashan, Khan-e Boroujerdi, traditional carpet merchant's house, ornate plasterwork

Ottoman art example of Mother of Pearl inlays

Fliese des Alcazar von Nájera tile of the Alcazar of Nájera, 15th century, Museo Histórico Arqueológico Najerillense, Nájera, La Rioja, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22946386

ZOCALO DE AZULEJOS DE ARISTA TOLEDANOS DEL SALON DE LA CASA DE MESA DE TOLEDO CON LOS ESCUDOS DE CERDA Y DE ARES PARDO DE TAVERA - SIGLO XVI. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

COMPOSICION DE CINTAS CON ESTRELLAS DE OCHO PUNTAS FRECUENTES EN LOS AZULEJOS TOLEDANOS DE ARISTA - SIGLO XV/XVI. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Oleguer Junyent / Pintura mural de la sala de la pecera situada en la planta baja del Círculo del Liceo de Barcelona, 1901-1903. Author: OLEGUER JUNYENT I SANS.

GALERIA-BOVEDAS DE MADERA CON PINTURAS MITOLOGICAS-DINASTIA QUING. Location: SOMMERPALAIS. Peking. China.

A relief on Pura Meduwe Karang temple (Singaraja), depicting Dutch artist Nieuwenkamp,riding a bycicle. Bali, Indonesia.

Closeup detail of old Portuguese glazed tiles.

Closeup detail of old Portuguese glazed tiles.

Escudo de la abadesa de Sigena, siglo XIV. Museu Diocesà i Comarcal de Lleida.

England, London, Kensington, Victoria and Albert Museum aka V&A, The China Room, Depiction of a Dragon on a Festive Robe dated 1856-1908

Calico, Russian Applied Art

Myanmar (Burma) Pagan Frescoes Unpublished image 1. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon,

AZULEJO LAS TENTACIONES DE SAN ANTONIO EN LA BASILICA DE LA VIRGEN DEL PRADO - SIGLO XVI. Location: BASILICA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL PRADO. TALAVERA DE LA REINA. Toledo. SPAIN. Anthony the Great.

Picturesque historical Azueljo tiles on the outside of the Almas de Santa Catarina chapel in Porto Picturesque Historical Historical Azueljo tiles on the outside of the Almas de Santa Catarina chapel in Porto

Copper plate decorated in painted enamels with a dragon. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (AD 1736).

2013 Spalato, Chorstühle Im Dome, Detail. Tained.

Spain, Andalusia, Tarifa, wall mosaic with lion head

Detail of ceiling, Reiche Kapelle (Ornate Chapel), Residence Museum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Thai painting on wood gold

Title Page from a Manuscript of the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (1414-92) Title Page from a Manuscript of the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (1414-92), 16th century. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper, 7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (19 x 31.5 cm). Arts of the Islamic World 16th century

Herb garden, herbarium on the vaulted ceiling of the nave, Michelsberg Monastery, Michaelsberg, former Benedictine Abbey, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Two Panels Made 1707-1708 France. Silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with brocading wefts and self-patterned by areas of plain weave .

Capa de señor bordada, siglo XVI. Museu del Disseny de Barcelona.

Ceiling painting and chandelier, Le Salon de la Paix, Chateau de Versailles, Yvelines department, Ile-de-France region, France, Europe

Spain. Seville. Royal Alcazar. Geometric patterns on ceramic tiles.

Detail artwork in a beautiful old merchant house, Farasan islands, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The private audience hall of Shah Safi I of Persia, anonymous, 1625 - 1649, The private audience hall (Diwan-i Khass) of Shah Safi I (1628-1644) of Persia., draughtsman: anonymous, Iran, 1625 - 1649, paper, brush, h 220 mm × w 333 mm

Beautiful stained-glass window

Wall decorations with spell in the library of the museum; Interior Library. Painting in the library with the spell: His science and art often contrary to each other here is the science of art dedicated

bas-reliefs of apsaras, Buddha art gallery, Oriental Buddha Park, Leshan city, Sichuan, China, Asia.

Vintage azulejos, traditional Portuguese tiles.

Tile from a Frieze early 14th century Once part of a calligraphic frieze within a tomb or religious structure, this tile holds three lines of religious text. Executed in thuluth script, the raised writing of the central band includes the phrase "And pardon us; and forgive" and is part of a Quranic verse from Sura 2 (The Cow), Verse 286, which describes Gods mercy and protection. The calligraphic inscriptions painted in luster above and below are from other sections of the Quran, although most of the luster on the lower register has worn off. Perhaps set at eye level above a dado of geometric tiles, the full group once formed a continuous band of text. A total of twenty tiles from this frieze are known to exist, including eight in the Museums collection.. Tile from a Frieze 446693

Illuminated chapter heading.. 1616. Firdawsî. text. illuminated manuscripts, Illuminations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection. Manuscripts, Persian

Roman house, museum, ceiling painting with Pegasus, Musenross, frescoes, decorations and ornaments, arts and crafts, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

China, Yunnan, Jianshui. Decoration on a wooden door at the Zhu Family Garden hotel, an old Chinese mansion dating back to the Qing Dynasty, in Jianshui.

Basking - a corner in the Alhambra. Date/Period: 1883. Painting,oil on panel. Height: 216 mm (8.50 in); Width: 162 mm (6.37 in). Author: TOM ROBERTS.

Ottoman art example of Mother of Pearl inlays from Istanbul

Lead-glazed stoneware dragon tiles, from the Shanxi Province, China. Dated 15th Century

Shamwari, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Colorful painted decoration at the Khanqah-e-Moula mosque.

Mosaic lettering on the outside wall of Park Gueell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Dragon Sculpture on a wall

Arthur Evans reconstruction of the Dolphin Frescoes, Knossos, Minoan archaeological site, Crete, Greece, Europe

Morocco Fès Bou Inania Medersa Plate 81. Swaan, Wim. 1967 or earlier Photographic production materials for Morocco: Marrakesh, Fez, Rabat Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Morocco: Marrakesh, Fez, Rabat is a small portion o

Relicario de Abdó i Senén, siglo XV. Museo de Historia de Barcelona.

Interior of a wealthy Moor's dwelling from Complete Costume History Vol. I by Auguste Racinet, 1888, Africa 19th century. Lithograph.

Italy - Sicily Region - Palermo. Palatine Chapel (11th century). Royal throne, mosiacs. Coat of arms

Puch Memorial, remembrance of the locksmith apprenticeship of Johann Puch, sgraffito decoration, Bad Radkersburg, Styria, Austria, Europe

On the road to Istanbul by Pietro Bello, Turkey 19th-20th century. Watercolour on card.

India, Karnataka, Srirangapatna, murals in summer palace, 18th century

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