Carpet 16th Century Persia Safavid 1550 1650

Shah abbas of the safavid dynasty is credited for developing the persian carpet industry that the world knows today.

Carpet 16th century persia safavid 1550 1650.

The persian carpet under the safavid dynasty. Carpet safavid 16th century iran probably kashan depicts animals some invented and of chinese origin silk 94 7 8 x 70 metropolitan museum of art carpets intended for religious settings like the ardabil carpet display non figural decoration such as scrolling vines flower motifs calligraphy and shamsas sunbursts. During his reign 1588 to 1629 ottoman and uzbek troops were expelled from iranian soil and the capital of iran was transferred from kazvin or qazvin to isfahan or esfahan. North west persian runner detail late 18th century.

The saz appears around 1550 in an album of design elements that would be appropriate in many media including ceramics textiles metalwork book bindings and carpets that was produced by the imperial studio of the ottoman sultan mehmet the conqueror see michael franses the influences of safavid persian art upon an. Safavid green glazed bottle w prince a safavid green glazed molded pottery bottle. Detail of a persian animal carpet safavid period persia 16th century. The safavid empire was one of the most significant ruling.

The main field balances a sophisticated net of floral scrolls large composite palmettes cloud bands buds and blossoms with a myriad of real and fictional animals dragons and chinese antelope lion and buffalo. Yet without a doubt the finest examples of this important art form are found from the safavid dynasty 16th 18th century. It is on record that king tahmasp of safavid had a personal love for finely woven rugs and took pleasure in designing some of his own carpets. One of the finest products of the safavid court ateliers this carpet once adorned the summer residence of the habsburg emperors.

Persia possibly isfahan 17th century. Lion and qilin museum für kunst und gewerbe hamburg. The arts of the safavid period show a far more unitary development than in any other period of iranian art. In persia the largest carpet producing centers that flourished were in tabriz 1500 1550 herat 1525 1650 kashan 1525 1650 and kerman 1600 1650.

During this timeframe the art of carpet weaving flourished. The afsharid 1736 1796 and zand 1750 1796 dynasties. The two flat sides shaped and linked by lobed bands leading to neck the molded decoration of outdoor genre scenes one side with a seated nobleman watching a young maiden dancing the other with a single figure playing the tambourin the lobed bands with repeated abstract. And also including ceramics metal glass and gardens.

These rugs are those that were woven in persia modern day iran. Perhaps the most important cultural contribution to the world of art that was given by the people of persia is the persian rug.