افول كتاب آرايي و طليعه پيكرنگاري (نقاشي دور افشاريه )

AFSHARID PAINTING

Because of internal strife and political upheaval, the Afsharid painting has been little studied. Nadir shah Afshar rose to power in 1720s and 1730s. Nadir shahʹs ambitions and vision extended well beyond the borders of Iran. The artistic production of the period was primarily restricted to royal commissions and retained the Perso - European themes. Court painters trained in the Perso - European mode and islolated from direct contact with cosmopolitan trends. Commissions for life - size paintings for palaces were few. The image of Nadir Shah emerges as the most distinctive theme of paintings from this period. Oil portraits and a few detached water colors of the ruler executed by Perso - European artists. The decoration of lac-querwork was limited this period to small - scale floral decoration. An album of persian painting and calligraphy was assembled in the royal ateliers for Mirza Mihdi Astarabadi. This article discuss disintegration of arts of boob and dawn of life - size painting in Afsharid period.