A look at the structural components of women's and men's clothing in comparison with the reliefs of the main hall of Chehelston Palace, Isfahan, Safavid period (907-1135 AH/1722-1501 AD)

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Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Department of Painting, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

2 M.A. in Painting, Faculty of Art, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/jaco.2024.406760.1333

Abstract

In Iranian painting types, one of the issues related to culture is emphasizing the realistic representation of clothing in terms of visual perception. The Safavid era artists have painted brilliant murals in the main hall of the Chehelston Palace in Isfahan, in addition to the display of royal glory. Due to the executive policy and the presence of foreign ambassadors in Iran during this period, part of the written history in travelogues has been reflected in paintings and murals. The importance of Safavid clothing in historical studies and its lack of independent investigation shows the necessity of the current research. This research seeks to answer these questions: How do the murals of the main hall of Chehelston Palace depict the dress of the Safavid period? What is the similarity or difference between the clothes in the murals and the historical descriptions of the Safavid period? And how are the structural components of the wall paintings of Chehelston Palace in comparison with the clothing of this period? This research will proceed with the aim of examining the drawing of women's and men's clothes and comparing it with the written sources of the Safavid period; Examining and proving the artists of the Safavid period and the connection between the wall painting art of the main hall and the art of this period and previous periods will reveal the logical course of clothing developments in this period. In this research, which was done in a comparative method, data collection is library-field and the method of their analysis is qualitative It was found that the examination of the wall paintings of the main hall reveals the characteristics of the clothing of this period, and the detailed representation of motifs is one of the most important characteristics of these works. The function of these representations is derived from real examples of clothing in this period and can be adapted to written sources. The findings of the present research show that there is an alignment between the written texts and the images of the murals and these works are examples of visual documents about the study of Safavid period clothing.

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Journal of Art and Civilization of the Orient

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Available Online from 08 April 2024

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