The Impact of Photography on the Visual Evolution of Lacquer Works in Qajar Period [PDF]
The Qajar dynasty came to power in 1785 and ruled until 1925. During this last phase of traditional Persian history, succeeding shahs tried to change the isolationist stance of the country by expanding cultural and economic interchange with the West. The
Sakineh Khatoun Mahmoudi +1 more
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To study the objective and figurative representation of the heavenly contexts in Iranian Islamic art [PDF]
Iranian religious art has avoided any figurative representation following the expression of the exalted order. The religious topics and otherworldly affairs were restricted due to the necessity of the figurative representations and narrative atmosphere ...
Najibeh Rahmani +2 more
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Analytical study of visual features and structural elements of the circular motif in a painting known as Shams of the late Qajar period preserved in the Astan Quds Razavi Museum [PDF]
The Qajar period is one of the brightest periods in painting, and religious painting is one of its branches. Some of these paintings have been made for the king in high quality and on silk canvases.
Elaheh Panjehbashi
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MODERNITY OF PERSIAN PAINTING IN SOCIAL DISCOURSES OF CONTEMPORARY IRAN FOCUSING ON ERNESTO LACLAU’s AND CHANTAL MOUFFE’S DISCOURSE ANALYSIS APPROACH [PDF]
Persian painting has been well known as a traditional art with a deep-rooted history, evolving consistently in accordance with traditions and the context of cultural changes of the society of its respective age.
maryam khodammohammadi +2 more
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Analysis of Qajar era Religious Murals with Gadamer’s Philosophical Hermeneutic Approach (With Emphasis on the Holy Shrines of Gilan and Isfahan) [PDF]
The art of religious murals with themes of Ashura, narrations of prophets and Shiite imams, is a part of Qajar visual arts, which has adorned the space of holy places such as mausoleums, Takyehs and Hoseyniyehs.
Shiva Zamanpour, Amirhosien Chitsazian
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A Study of Coffeehouse Paintings Containing Religious Themes on Public Opinions [PDF]
Coffeehouse painting is a style of painting created by illiterate painters during Qajar dynasty and began to grow based on social and political conditions of its time. Its clearest manifestation can be observed in constitutional period.
zahra hosseinabadi, m mohammadpour
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UNINTERRUPTED CENSORED DARWIN: FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO THE MALAY‐INDONESIAN WORLD
Abstract This essay outlines the significance of understanding the relationship between Islam and science, particularly from the twentieth century onward. It mainly revolves around the viability of Darwin's evolutionary thought in the Muslim world, which is confronted by various groups of Muslim commentators and scholars.
Majid Daneshgar
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Analyzing the Semantic Layer in the Plant and Animal Motifs of the Painting Arrays of «Qavam House» [PDF]
Problem Definition: The "Qavam House" building is one of the beautiful samples of Qajar architecture in Shiraz, contemporary with the reign of Naser al-Din Shah.
Sasan Samanian +2 more
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The rise and ruin of a medieval port town: A reconsideration of the development of Julfar
Abstract Julfar was a major port town of the Persian Gulf during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries AD. A possession of the Hormuzi empire, it was a lucrative source of taxes and pearls, and a port of trade for northern Oman, tapping into maritime trading networks connecting the Middle East with Africa, India, Southeast Asia and China.
Robert Andrew Carter +3 more
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The Importance of Painting in Qajar Dynasty Based on the Sociology Point of View
<p>The paintings of Qajar dynasty are the most thriving and important artworks in Qajar dynasty. Studying Qajar painting helps importantly to identify and study the art and culture of Qajar dynasty. Existence of lots of paintings, diversity of designs, color and subject, combining tradition and modernism were factors for selecting this dynasty to
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