Isfahan school
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The Isfahan school was a prominent artistic movement of the Safavid era, renowned for its refined, elegant style of Persian miniature painting and manuscript illumination centered in the city of Isfahan.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isfahan school canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian miniature school
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artistic movement ⓘ school of painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Safavid royal workshops
NERFINISHED
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city of Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ court patronage ⓘ |
| characteristic |
decorative floral motifs
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delicate drawing ⓘ emphasis on single-figure compositions ⓘ graceful elongated figures ⓘ increased naturalism in figures ⓘ refined and elegant style ⓘ subtle coloring ⓘ use of pale backgrounds ⓘ |
| country | Safavid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 17th century ⓘ |
| follows |
Qazvin school
NERFINISHED
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Tabriz school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Persian miniature
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manuscript illumination ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Safavid era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 16th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Persian lacquer painting
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later Qajar painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Qazvin school of painting
NERFINISHED
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Tabriz school of painting NERFINISHED ⓘ Timurid painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Safavid artistic movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Afzal al-Husayni
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Mohammad Qasim NERFINISHED ⓘ Mu'in Musavvir NERFINISHED ⓘ Reza Abbasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkType |
album paintings
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illustrated manuscripts ⓘ single-page miniatures ⓘ |
| partOf | Safavid art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron |
Shah Abbas I
NERFINISHED
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Shah Abbas II NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Safi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Sufi and mystical imagery
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courtly life ⓘ literary and poetic subjects ⓘ portraits of single figures ⓘ youthful lovers ⓘ |
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