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.
North west persian runner detail late 18th century.
It was a high point for the art of the book and architecture.
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.
The safavid empire was one of the most significant ruling.
One of the finest products of the safavid court ateliers this carpet once adorned the summer residence of the habsburg emperors.
And also including ceramics metal glass and gardens.
Lion and qilin museum für kunst und gewerbe hamburg.
Safavid art is the art of the persian safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1722 in present day iran and caucasia.
In persia the largest carpet producing centers that flourished were in tabriz 1500 1550 herat 1525 1650 kashan 1525 1650 and kerman 1600 1650.
These rugs are those that were woven in persia modern day iran.
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.
The persian carpet under the safavid dynasty.
Persia possibly isfahan 17th century.
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.
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.
During this timeframe the art of carpet weaving flourished.
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.
Detail of a persian animal carpet safavid period persia 16th century.
Perhaps the most important cultural contribution to the world of art that was given by the people of persia is the persian rug.
Mantes carpet safavid louvre hunting carpet made by ghyath ud din jami wool cotton and silk 1542 3 museo poldi pezzoli milan 16th century the schwarzenberg carpet detail of a persian animal carpet safavid period 16th century museum für kunst und gewerbe hamburg safavid kerman vase carpet fragment southeast persia early 17th century persian animal carpet.
Safavid green glazed bottle w prince a safavid green glazed molded pottery bottle.
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.
