It's crazy that this happened at all, let alone in an art history context. For the record, there are at least two academic sources attesting that the prohibitio

It's crazy that this happened at all, let alone in an art history context. For the record, there are at least two academic sources attesting that the prohibition on depiction of the prophet Muhammad are recent. 1. Wijdan Ali's From the Literal to the Spiritual: The Development of the Prophet Muhammad's Portrayal from 13th Century Ilkhanid Miniatures to 17th Century Ottoman Art. 1999. Open Access, available here: https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/islam/downloads/ejos_4_7.pdf https://webspace.science.uu.nl/~gent0113/islam/downloads/ejo... 2. Christiane Gruber's The Praiseworthy One: The Prophet Muhammad in Islamic Texts and Images. 2019. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37702531-the-praiseworthy-one https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37702531-the-praiseworth...