L’ÉCOLE invites you to discover the stories behind the world of gemstones through live reading sessions with our experts.
For this session, Noura Alserkal, an interdisciplinary artist, jeweler and lecturer at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, will present Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals.
During the session, she will highlight the importance of gem carving and the exquisite use of jewels in the Islamic Art of the Mughal Empire, drawing from the renowned Al Sabah Collection.
For those who wish to go further, featured titles are also available at the L’ÉCOLE Library Corner at Al Safa Art & Design Library.
Reading Session:
Thursday, April 23rd
From 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (U.A.E time)
In Arabic
Book:
Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals
Author:
Manuel Keene, a distinguished art historian and curator specializing in Islamic and South Asian decorative arts.
