One of the main sources of Iranian painting is literary books and all kinds of literary works such as Lyric, Epic, Religious etc. have been applied in paintings. Since, the epic literature and especially Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, which describes the valor of kings and national heroes as well as the Iranian people, has received more attention than any other literary genre and at various times Iranian artists used the its theme, which is one of the central pillars of Iranian literature, in their works. But artists’ encounter to this work was different in each era, and this study examines this encounter. The cases in this study is Shahnameh Baysonqori from ancient Iranian painting and comparisons of its designs with the works of contemporary Iranian artists in terms of content and literary themes. The research is a descriptive-analytical one with a comparative approach and its main purpose is the way ancient and contemporary Iranian paintings encountered the themes of Shahnameh Ferdowsi as the main basis of Iranian epic literature. The present study, while investigating the similarities and differences between theses encounters, seeks to answer the question of: what are the causes of these differences and changes? The results of this study revealed the greater dependency of ancient miniatures to the text, the centrality of kings and their actions, and addressing details. In the contemporary era, because of the variety of the audiences, the dependence on the text has been reduced and the audiences have found a special place; also the addressing to detail has been reduced and the artists often focus on national heroes and their bravery.
pourmokhtar, S., & afshari, M. (2019). Comparative Study of Shahnameh Baysonqori `s Miniatures and the
Works of Contemporary Iranian Miniaturists (with Epic Themes)*. Negarineh Islamic Art, 6(17), 60-73. doi: 10.22077/nia.2019.2236.1186
MLA
sediqeh pourmokhtar; morteza afshari. "Comparative Study of Shahnameh Baysonqori `s Miniatures and the
Works of Contemporary Iranian Miniaturists (with Epic Themes)*". Negarineh Islamic Art, 6, 17, 2019, 60-73. doi: 10.22077/nia.2019.2236.1186
HARVARD
pourmokhtar, S., afshari, M. (2019). 'Comparative Study of Shahnameh Baysonqori `s Miniatures and the
Works of Contemporary Iranian Miniaturists (with Epic Themes)*', Negarineh Islamic Art, 6(17), pp. 60-73. doi: 10.22077/nia.2019.2236.1186
VANCOUVER
pourmokhtar, S., afshari, M. Comparative Study of Shahnameh Baysonqori `s Miniatures and the
Works of Contemporary Iranian Miniaturists (with Epic Themes)*. Negarineh Islamic Art, 2019; 6(17): 60-73. doi: 10.22077/nia.2019.2236.1186