Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Theoretical Sciences and High Studies of Art Faculty , University of Art, Tehran. Iran
2 Faculty of Visual Arts. University of Art. Tehran. Iran
Abstract
The increasing connections of kings, upper classes and Iranian artists with Europe, along with the arrival of new communication facilities and tools, had a tremendous effect on the attitude of clients and painters in the Qajar period. Wall painting in the city of Tabriz, which was considered as one of the important centers of cultural and artistic developments and the main gateway of Iran's relations with the West due to the Crown Prince, was widely used in the houses of aristocrats and rich people in addition to government buildings.
In the study of 368 wall painting and collections of murals identified in eleven of Qajar houses in Tabriz, the main question is: What are the effects of cultural relations with the West on the murals in the Qajar houses of Tabriz, what message is conveyed to the observer? This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in nature with a qualitative approach and method of collecting information is field and library.
The results show that the manifestations of Western culture and art in the murals are recognizable and are evident in seven presents of the wall painting. The presence of images of women in European clothing, European landscapes and architecture, emerging industrial tools and wall painting on the theme of still life and angels clearly shows the accessibility and up to dateless of clients or painters and the influence of Western culture and art.
The increasing connections of kings, upper classes and Iranian artists with Europe, along with the arrival of new communication facilities and tools, had a tremendous effect on the attitude of clients and painters in the Qajar period. Wall painting in the city of Tabriz, which was considered as one of the important centers of cultural and artistic developments and the main gateway of Iran's relations with the West due to the Crown Prince, was widely used in the houses of aristocrats and rich people in addition to government buildings.
In the study of 368 wall painting and collections of murals identified in 11 of Qajar houses in Tabriz, the main question is: What are the effects of cultural relations with the West on the murals in the Qajar houses of Tabriz, what message is conveyed to the observer? This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in nature with a qualitative approach and method of collecting information is field and library.
The results show that the manifestations of Western culture and art in the murals are recognizable and are evident in 70% of the wall painting. The presence of images of women in European clothing, European landscapes and architecture, emerging industrial tools and wall painting on the theme of still-life and angels clearly shows the accessibility and up-to-datedness of clients or painters and the influence of Western culture and art.
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