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Safavid Patronage of the Arts: The Isfahan School of Painting
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna dive into the vibrant world of Safavid art, focusing on the Isfahan school of painting that flourished under Shah Abbas I and his successors. They explore the careers of master painters like Reza Abbasi, whose innovative style broke from the traditional Timurid and Turkmen conventions, introducing a more intimate, naturalistic, and often erotic sensibility to Persian miniature painting. The conversation covers the role of the royal kitabkhana (library-workshop), the shift from manuscript illustration to single-page works for albums (muraqqa)…
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