نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Prior to the formation of the modern government and bureaucracy overseeing the culture and the arts, one should consider the monarchy and the royal patrons as important and fundamental in the support and expansion of the arts as well as the fields of literature and the sciences in Iran.Therefore, it can be said that according to the system of power and rule in the world of Iranian arts, kings and princes support was at the center of the arts, henceforth, their tastes and decisions were considered as influential on the arts of their time. Kings and aristocrats whom had direct influence within the art community of Iran, can be divided into two main groups. One group is “King / Artist” who, apart from ruling and supporting the arts, were also considered artists themselves. Whilst the other group is “King / Art Lover”, whose interest in the arts played an important role to its growth within their time.
This article will focus on the latter, “King / Art Lover,” and how they interacted with artists. The geographical area of this research will focus on what can be called a subset of “Persianate culture”. Which is: any culture influenced by the Persian language and culture, such as regions of Central Asia, the Mughals of India, the kingdom of the Deccan dynasty as well as the Ottomans and beyond. The time frame of this research is also the period of prosperity within the arts of “ Persianate world,” which also extends from the middle of the Ilkhanate dynasty, from the time of Ghazan Khan to the middle of Safavid period. The reason for choosing this time period is the rise of many fields within the arts, especially art related to book decoration, including calligraphy, illumination, and especially miniature painting. An era in which the interest of royal patrons played a decisive role in the prosperity of the arts. Hence, the manner and amount of support of kings and princes was an important factor in artistic developments. In fact, due to the authoritarian structure of the ruling dynasties in Iran, at some point in time only kings and some special princ
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