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Here you will find masterpieces from the Italian Renaissance, the Dutch Golden Age and the Flemish Baroque, as well as Impressionist, Fauvist and Expressionist collections. The artists on display range from Michelangelo to Matisse via Velazquez, Van Gogh, Rubens and Renoir.  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The exhibition also features material from the collections of the National Museums of Scotland. Beyond enchanting the reader with the enticing diversity and beauty of the priceless objects, the catalogue shows how Islamic art is the unique product of a civilisation that was willing and enthusiastic to interact with and absorb the artistic impulses from other cultures both to the East and the West. The splendid centerpiece is an 18th century Ottoman Turkish campaign tent, never seen outside the State Hermitage before. It was chosen to represent the splendour with which Muslim rulers chose to surround themselves when they were on the move beyond the palace walls of their capitals and royal cities.   This is featured in the catalogue along with paintings, textiles, jewellery, tiles, costumes, carpets and weapons. 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