The Study and Analysis of The Prevailing Elements and Patterns in The Background of The Works of Mirzababa, A Qajar Painter

Reihaneh Keshtgar Ghasemi,Morteza Asadi

doi:10.7596/taksad.v10i1.2941

Abstract

The Qajar period is the beginning of many important and long-lasting developments in Iran's contemporary era. Among these developments, we should mention the changes in Iranian arts and the aspects that these arts had with them. Planning and backgrounding were among the aspects that entered Iranian painting with the entrance of Western art elements. Mirzababa was one of the most important painters of the first Qajar period, and the way he used these elements became an unwritten and frequently used pattern among artists. The purpose of the present article is to analyze the background of his works and to understand his backgrounding. The research is a theoretical and a descriptive-analytical research. The statistical population of the research consists of the works of Mirzababa and because the number of works that have reached us is limited, the sample size is all of his works. The research data show that Mirzababa had been backgrounding according to the type of art or used medium. Backgrounds have a general pattern or contractual elements that have an interior, exterior, or a combination of both spaces rather than the used medium.

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IntroductionIntroduction and problem statementOne of the most important periods in the history of Iran is the Qajar period because this period is the beginning of political and social events
Introduction and problem statementOne of the most important periods in the history of Iran is the Qajar period because this period is the beginning of political and social events
According to the studies done in Mirzababa's works, it can be said that first of all, the backgrounding in Mirzababa's works depends on the type and artistic style that the artist chooses

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Introduction and problem statementOne of the most important periods in the history of Iran is the Qajar period because this period is the beginning of political and social events. One of the consequences of these interactions was the entrance of European paintings that were brought to the court as gifts These paintings aroused the interest of kings, courtiers and painters to European art and made changes in Iranian painting. The tendency to European art was one of the reasons for breaking away from the traditional Iranian painting style and orientation to new forms of painting such as inanimate nature, iconography, landscaping and naturalization. These new types brought new aspects to painting. The exact years of Mirzababa's life are not known, but he was probably born in 1763/1117 AH - and died in 1824/1240 AH. (Pakbaz, 2011: 556)

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