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The Picturesque in Persian Painting of the 16th–17th Centuries | Musée du Louvre
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May 15, 8:18am
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Picturesque in Persian Painting of the 16th-17th Centuries
From the Louvre page:
One of the specific characteristics of classical Persian painting is the accumulation of picturesque details. Viewers can thus admire a scene as a whole, or allow their gaze to wander inside it, from one detail to another. Moreover, this wealth of detail--stemming from the meticulous observation of nature--is often rich in literary allusions.
Anyone observing a Persian painting should bear in mind that such works were most often intended to illustrate manuscripts--usually literary texts; indeed, many of these images have come down to us from dismembered manuscripts. But it is clear at first glance that the image contains much more than the depiction of a given episode, and includes a wealth of strange or picturesque little details. Persian miniatures have sometimes been compared to stage settings, arranged on various levels and composed around an architectural scene or mountainous landscape. A host of small actors, all equal in size, bustle about on the different levels of the stage. This abundance allowed the painter to depict the content of a particular text while adding numerous references to other famous literary episodes. Finally, the accumulation of realistic detail is one of the mechanisms of a multi-faceted aesthetic. These elegant paintings find an echo in the various modes of music or in lyric poetry, in which variations also play an essential role. The picturesque thus corresponds to a need for expression in artistic creation.
Thank you my friend Libero for the link.
Updated note: An Iranian news agency reports on the same subject on May 19th that "The French Louvre Museum has published the results of its latest research on Persian painting during the 16th and 17th centuries AD.
According to ISNA, the extensive study includes a preface, a detailed description of different classical painting styles as well as the physiognomy of the artworks. [...]"
It's good that ISNA have followed from my post onto the Louvre site.
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