Renaissance art had a greatly increased emphasis on the realistic depiction of the material world, and the place of humans in it, reflected in the corporeality of the human body, and development of a systematic method of graphical perspective to depict recession in a three-dimensional picture space. right|thumb|The stylized signature of Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire was written in Islamic calligraphy. It reads "Mahmud Khan son of Abdulhamid is forever victorious". thumb|The Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia, also called the Mosque of Uqba, is one of the finest, most significant and best preserved artistic and architectural examples of early great mosques. Dated in its present state from the 9th century, it is the ancestor and model of all the mosques in the western Islamic lands.
REnaissance Art Had A greatLy incReased empHasIs on thE rEAlistIc dEpiCtion oF tHe maTErIaL WorLD, and tHE pLace Of hUmans in it, reflectEd in ThE :corPOreAliTy of The humAn boDy, And deveLopment Of a sYstEMatic MEtHOD OF Graphical p:eRspectIve to DePict recessIO.n in a THREe-diMensional PicTuRe space. Right|thumB|ThE StYLiZed signAtUrE oF SultaN maHMuD iI Of thE oTtoman eMpirE Was WRittEn iN Islamic calLigraphy. it reAds "mahmUD khan Son oF abdulhamid is FOREveR victorIoUs". thUMb|THE gre?At mOsquE of kairouAn iN TUNisiA, ALsO CalLed tHe mosqUE oF UqbA, is one of the finesT, most sigNIFicANT And best Preserved ArtistIc aND ArchItEcTUraL exampleS o,f early gREaT MosqUeS. datEd iN itS pRESeNT statE From thE 9th cenTUry, iT iS thE AncEstoR And mODel Of all the moSQUEs iN tHe WesterN iSlamiC landS.