Iconological reading of the painting of judgment of the afterlife from Tahamasbi's Falnama (967-962 AH)

The Shiite painting of the afterlife judgment from Tahmasbi's Falnama was written and painted in (967-962 AH) by order of Shah Tahmasb Safavi in Qazvin city. During his reign, Shah Tahmasab tried to stabilize Shiism. The iconologic reading of the Shiite paintings of Tahmasbi's Falnama can refer to the hidden meaning and values of the society of that period. The iconology approach deals with the content of the artwork in the context of a civilization. Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968) presented this approach in a methodical way and expressed three levels of meaning ( Pre - Iconographic Description , Iconographic Analysis , Iconological Interpretation ) for reading the artwork. The main purpose of this research is how to analyze the iconology of the afterlife judgment painting from Tahmasbi's Falnama with Erwin Panofsky's opinions and The secondary goal is to investigate the values of Shah Tahmasab's period, which the painter consciously or unconsciously reflected in the painting . Therefore , it is looking for answers to these questions : With its iconographic reading, the painting was influenced by what historical and religious texts ? What institutionalized values and beliefs of the society are reflected in the afterlife judgment painting ? This research is conducted in a qualitative and comparative - analytical manner , and the method of collecting materials was done in a library manner and with an iconological approach. Finally, it was concluded that due to the importance of establishing Shiism in Qazvin city, in the center of the painting, the role of establishing justice by Imam Ali on the Day of Judgment has been emphasized. Shah Ismail has been transformed in the form of the Prophet and Shah Tahmasab in the form of Hazrat Ali and has been depicted in the expression of succession, righteousness and justice; Also, Shah Tahmasab has used art and the position of a religious-mythical figure in people's belief to implement the laws he established in prohibiting sin and establishing his Shiism and legitimacy. This research is conducted in a qualitative and comparative - analytical manner , and the method of collecting materials was done in a library manner and with an iconological approach. Finally, it was concluded that due to the importance of establishing Shiism in Qazvin city, in the center of the painting, the role of establishing justice by Imam Ali on the Day of Judgment has been emphasized. Shah Ismail has been transformed in the form of the Prophet and Shah Tahmasab in the form of Hazrat Ali and has been depicted in the expression of succession, righteousness and justice; Also, Shah Tahmasab has used art and the position of a religious-mythical figure in people's belief to implement the laws he established in prohibiting sin and establishing his Shiism and legitimacy.