Rebellious Reformer
The Drawings and Paintings of Riza-Yi 'Abbasi of Isfahan
Published on 1. April 1999
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-1-85043-243-2 (ISBN)
Description
As leading painter at the court of Shah 'Abbas I (1587-1629), Riza often expressed the progressive mood of Safavid Iran. This volume provides a catalogue of his work and analyses the relationship of his life to his stylistic development, which exerted enormous influence on other Iranian artists.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
66 colour halftones, 73 duotones, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 330 mm
Width: 215 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-243-2 (9781850432432)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Safavid Iran; Riza's life and nomenclature; Riza's artistic milieu and early work; peasants, dandies and pilgrims - the 1590s; portraits of Isfahan; rebellion; manuscript illustrations; drawings after works by Bihzad; shaykhs, dervishes and courtiers -the 1620s; sirens, lovers and eccentrics. Appendices: historiography; checklist of dated works; rejected works and uncertain attributions.