Wednesday, March 7, 2018

190. The Court of Gayumars, folio from Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama - Islmaic, Persian, Safavid Dynasty - c. 1522-1525 CE

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Function
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Context

Tradition/Change
Interpretation
Artistic Intent
Audience Response

Responses are due by:
Monday, February 24, 2020 11:59 PM

3 comments:

  1. Mckenna
    Form-Ink and opaque watercolor
    Function-Is an epic poem describing the ancient history of Persia
    Content- Gayumar's court appears in a semi-circle below him.
    Context- Found in Trabiz, Iran
    Tradition- There is calligraphy on this piece, which can be seen in other pieces of this time period.
    Interpretation- On his left is Gayumar's son and on his right is his grandson.
    Artistic intent- Meant to be part of a the book of kings, a Persian text.
    Audience response- The ruler this book was meant for was not very grateful for the book, which contradicted what the author though would happen.

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  2. Nandini
    Form:gold on paper
    Function: the painter gave his royal patron a singular vision of Iran's past
    Content: the king is surrounded by light amid a golden sky
    Context:Artist was Sultan Muhammad
    Tradition/Change: In this the image takes center place and calligraphy is smaller while on other pages, the calligraphy is the focal point
    Interpretation: minute scale suggests use of fine brushed hairs
    Artistic Intent: To show harmony between man and landscape in this part of the story
    Audience Response: Western collectors viewed each page as an independent masterpiece

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  3. Katherine
    Form- folio, gold and silver on paper
    Function- to depict what the text is saying
    Content- King Gayumars appears to be floating above the court, surrounded by waterfalls and twisting trees.
    Context- the whole book contains 258 illustrated images
    Tradition- a blending of painting styles from Tabriz and Herat
    Interpretation- possibly showing when gayumars became king of the world
    Artistic Intent- King Gayumars is above the people of his court, physically and spiritually
    Audience Response- the books was originally meant to be read all together, and not individually.

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