Title European women in Persian houses : western images in Safavid and Qajar Iran / by Parviz Tanavoli

Edition First edition Published London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations Contents Preface -- Part I -- Zan-e Farangi (Farangi Woman) -- Occidentalism -- Iran in the Late 19th Century -- The Appearance of European Women -- in Persian Painting -- Images of European Women in th -- e 17th Century in Iran -- Sukiasian House -- Part II -- Return of Images of Farangi Women in Iran -- Images of Farangi Women in -- Later Persian Houses -- Use of Original Western -- Prints of Images of European Women -- Mirror Rooms -- Shahshahani House -- Zavelian House -- House of Mushir al-Mulk -- Homa'i House -- Trays -- Part III -- Iranian Contribution -- Farangi Women on Rugs and Other Media -- Fatima -- Farangi Women on Rugs, Qalamkars, and Tiles Summary "During the course of the 19th century, a relatively modern medium entered the private space of Iranian houses of the wealthy and became a popular feature of interior design in Persia. This was print media - lithographed images on paper and postcards - and their subject was European women. These idealised images adorned houses across the country throughout the Qajar period and this trend was particularly fashionable in Isfahan and mural decorations at the entrance gate of the Qaysarieh bazaar. The interest in images of Western women was an unusual bi-product of Iran's early political and cultural encounters with the West. In a world where women were rarely seen in public and, even then, were heavily veiled, the notion of European women dressed in - by Iranian standards - elegant and revealing clothing must have sparked much curiosity and some titillation among well-to-do merchants and aristocrats who felt the need to create some association, however remote, with these alien creatures. The introduction of such images began during the Safavid era in the 17th century with frescoes in royal palaces. This spread to other manifestations in the form of tile work and porcelain in the Qajar era, which became a testament to the popularity of this visual phenomenon among Iran's urban elite in the 19th and early 20th century. Parviz Tanavoli, the prominent Iranian artist and sculptor, here brings together the definitive collection of these unique images. European Women in Persian Houses will be essential for collectors and enthusiasts interested in Iranian art, culture and social history."--Bloomsbury Publishing Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily Subject Women in art -- 19th century Art, Iranian -- 19th century Color prints -- Iran -- 19th century Mural painting and decoration, Iranian -- 19th century Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Iran -- Themes, motives Europeans -- Iran -- 19th century -- Pictorial works Art, Iranian Buildings Color prints Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Themes, motives Europeans Mural painting and decoration, Iranian Women in art SUBJECT Iṣfahān (Iran) -- Buildings, structures, etc Subject Iran Iran -- Iṣfahān Genre/Form Pictorial works Form Electronic book ISBN 9781350986299 1350986291 9781838608484 1838608486

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