Study of harem's Signs in Farangi-sazi paintings at School of Isfahan painting

Abstract

The process of imprisoning Safavid princes in the harem caused theSafavid king to gradually withdraw from serious political activity andincrease power in the harem. the king's mother with his wives and slaves formed a powerful alliance with each other. They could greatly influence the king and interfere in the administration of the country. In the time of Suleiman, this center became so powerful that it was called the main owner of the king. The style of painting in the time of Shah Suleiman was Farangi-sazi. The present article,Wants to study whether women and harems were represented in this style? Compositional interpretationMethodthat there were changes in the images of this period that did not exist before. Depicting architecture was very important.The composition of the painting proves that it is Suleiman who looks through the paintings, He looks at women and the harem.But in the process of watching, he hides women and considers only architectural structures.Women who were the agents of power in the politics of their time are not considered in painting.Things that have been affected in the paintings include "inner / inner space in architecture", which can be said to be a reference to the subject of the harem.In addition to this theme, many men are shown who are looking at the audience. This refers to the spread of the masculine look.And this is the look of king that is circulating on women in the harem.

Keywords

• interior the architecture
• harem
• farangi-sazi
• absence
• school of isfahan painting