The Golden Age of Persian Art 1501-1722The golden age of Persian art was the era of the Safavid dynasty. In this time of dynamic religious and political developments, painting and textiles achieved new heights of brilliance and opulence, and architecture flourished with the growth of cities. This resplendent volume provides a chronological history of the reign of each successive Safavid shah, including that of Shah 'Abbas I, who came to the throne in 1588. He not only built grand mosques and palaces, but also welcomed foreign travelers -- and their artistic influences -- to his court. The superb illustrations complement a much-needed text by a leading scholar in the field. This volume is sure to become a standard reference on this sublime period in Persian painting, architecture, illuminated manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, and other decorative arts. |
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17th century Abbasi album amirs Aqqoyunlu arabesque artists atelier Bahram band Beg Monshi 1978 blue and white bowl British Museum building caravansarai carpets cartouches centre ceramics Chihil Sutun Chinese dated decoration depicted dome Eskandar Beg Monshi European ewer figures floral flowers Gilan glaze gold and ink Herat Ibid illuminated Imam India ink on paper inscription Iran Iranian Isfahan ivan Khamseh Khan Khurasan Khusrau Kirman madrasa maidan Mashhad Masjid-i Mazandaran medallion metal metalwork mosque motifs Mughal Muhammad Musavvir opaque watercolour Ottoman paintings palace period of Shah Persian prince produced Qandahar Qazvin Qizilbash Quli reign of Shah Riza royal Sadiqi Beg seventeenth century Shafi Shah Abbas Shah Abbas II Shah Isma'il Shah Safi Shah Sulayman Shah Sultan Husayn Shah Tahmasp shah's Shahnameh shape Shaykh Shiraz silk sixteenth century stonepaste style Tabriz textiles tiles Timurid Turkman underglaze Uzbeks wares است ان این با به که کی می