An Investigation into Transformation of Portraiture in Iranian Miniature Painting till Safavid Era

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran.

2 M.A, Painting, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Iranian Moslem painters have observed the divinely world through the world beauties; aimed at finding out the worldly instances and understanding the eternal realities. These beliefs have affected the portraiture in Iranian traditional painting; therefore, despite of the western painting, the Iranian painting has been rarely served the creation of the iconography. Regarding the above mentioned points, the portraits in Iranian traditional painting are unique, while they have been painted based on specific patterns. This methodology led some researchers to a fault judgment; so that they have observed the portraits as similar and rigid ones. However, the Iranian traditional portraiture has been affected by different social factors .In this article, social development indicators, from the Sassanid to the Safavid era, has been studied and the major developments in portraiture has been analyzed. Iranian artists, in addition to applying traditional rules and patterns, they also experienced their own personal styles. Turning towards western art, made artists to ignore the traditional method of portraiture,  as a result, this kind of art changed its direction towards realism.  In this article the historic, descriptive and comparative methods have been used.

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  • Receive Date: 11 May 2011
  • Revise Date: 17 February 2014
  • Accept Date: 04 February 2013

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