File:A pair of Safavid oil paintings, Iran, probably Isfahan, 17th century.jpg

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English: A PAIR OF SAFAVID OIL PAINTINGS

IRAN, PROBABLY ISFAHAN, 17TH CENTURY

Oil on canvas, one depicting a Safavid noble with a large round turban and fur lined coat, set inside a stylised Mosque courtyard with a central fountain with the building behind with a large iwan style arch, the other depicting a richly dressed lady set in a European inspired landscape with a dramatic cloudy sky, both set inside gilded wooden frames Paintings 10¾ x 8½in. (27.5 x 21.5cm.); frame 14¾ x 12½in. (37.4 x 31.7cm.) (2)

These portraits were probably produced by a European artist working in Isfahan. Shah 'Abbas (r. 1587-1629) showed a keen interest in European art both by directly acquiring European paintings as well as seeking to attract European painters to travel to the Safavid court. According to the French traveller Tavernier, the Dutch East India Company sent two Dutch artists to the Shah in Isfahan to teach him to draw. Among these artists a certain Philips van Angel (b. 1618) is recorded as producing at least five paintings for the Shah during his stay in Isfahan from 1650-55. It is likely that our paintings were produced during the mid-17th Century by one of the European artists brought to Isfahan by the outward-looking Shah.
Date 17th century
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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