A Survey On The Form And Color In Persian Figurative Single-Sheet Miniatures Comparative Study Of The Works Of Mohammad Yousef And Mohammad Qasem

Abstract

Human figure has always been considered as the main element in Persian miniature especially in Isfahan painting school. This feature in the works of artists of that period, is completely obvious like MohammadyousefHoseini and MohammadqasemTabrizi, especially in their single-sheet miniatures. Considering the political, military and commercial changes of the Safavid period, we can see miniatures that indicate the influence of western art on these artists; however, the attempts of the miniaturists in Iranizing the figures is perceptible. Accurate details, in form and color, are applied to present the reality in their works too. The purpose of the present research is identifying the features of the figures created by these two artists and also the influence of the western art on them, in this way, we are looking for answers to the influence of these artists from European art penetration in Iran and similarities and differences in the iconography of these two miniatures. The method of the data collection in this research, is descriptive-analytic and the data is first gathered through library sources and then the differences and similarities of figures are shown in some tables. The results show the political, economic and social situations' influence on Persian paintings of Isfahan art school. This influence is studied in the miniatures of Mohammadyousef and Mohammadqasem as two contemporary artists. Here we see miniatures with European signs that are completely Persian in the space, their originality and the way they are executed.