BIOGRAPHY. Holder of a Master s Degree in Painting from Faculty of Art and Architecture- Islamic Azad University- Tehran 2003

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1 BIOGRAPHY Name : Mahmoud Mousai Sanjarehei Education : Holder of a High School Diploma in Road and Construction Academic Degree : Holder of a Bachelor s Degree in Painting from Faculty of Fine Arts- University of Tehran Holder of a Master s Degree in Painting from Faculty of Art and Architecture- Islamic Azad University- Tehran 2003 A student of Ph.D. Degree level Faculty of Music and Fine Arts- University of Delhi- Delhi India Present Position : Instructor of Faculty of Art and Architecture- Islamic Azad University- Tehran Field : Painting and Graphics mahmoudsanjari@yahoo.com 202

2 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Two lovers; Mural on Chehelsotun Palace, Esfahan Figure 2: Pattern (Immortal Soldiers) on tiles found in Shoush Figure 3: Hunting-grounds; Mural found in Dura Europos, Syria Figure 4: A mural of the king and the queen, KuohKhajeh Figure 5: Fresco: The Hunting-ground, Shoush; Sassanid period Figure 6: Figure 7: Figure taken form a Manichaean book, Musicians; 8 th /9 th century AD Mural in Ajanta Cave, Caitya Halls, Bodhisattva Padmapani, Gupta; probably towards the end of 5 th century AD Figure 8: Mural in Ajanta Cave Figure 9: Ajanta Map Figure 10: Qutub Minar Figure 11: Portrait of Shah Tahmaasib in his youth; painted by Reza Abbasi Figure 12: A Safavid Prince and his servant, Painted by Mir Seyed Ali; Gouache on silk fabric Figure 13: Jamshid while engraving on stone (taken from Sa di s Boustan) painted by Abdolsamad Gouache on paper Figure 14: Shah Abbas I, Painted by Bishn Das; Gouache on paper Figure 15: Miniature from Akbarnameh, Mughal, first pattern Bessavan; Painted by Chatay, Akbar s period 1595, painting on paper Figure 16: Squirrels on a tree, Mughal, by Mansour, Jahangir s period; 1615 AD Painting and gold plating on paper Figure 17: Prophet Mohammad s ascent to heaven, from the Khamsa of Nezami belonging to Shah Tahmasib; Second School of Tabriz

3 Figure 18: An old woman takes Majnoun to Leyli s Tent; Mir Seyed Ali, Second School of Tabriz, from the Khamsa of Nezami belonging to Shah Tahmasib Figure 19: Haft Awrang of Jami; a father s discourse love/detail, chess players and surrounding area; attributable to Mirza Ali Figure 20: Khamsa of Nizami; Nushirvan listening to the owl on the ruined palace, Aqa Mirak Figure 21: A painting form Makhzan al-asrar, Reza Abbasi, Esfahan; 1023 AH Figure 22: Saki wearing a costume with birds pattern, painted by Reza Abbasi; the Golshan Album Figure 23: Portrait of Jahangir, Mughal, c. AD Figure 24: A portrait of Shah Jahan in his 36, Gouache on paper Figure 25: Page from LuarChanda manuscript, Uttar Pradesh, late 15 centeury Baharat Kala Bhavan Banaras Figure 26: Detail of Janupur Kalpasutra Figure 27: Portrait of Radha, Rajasthani, Kishangarh, c 1760; Paint on paper. Kishangarh Darbar, Rajasthan Figure 28: Two Princesses, Jodhpur, c AD Figure 29: Ragini Bhairavi, Kangra, c AD Figure 30: Keshavadasa Paying Homage to Radhaavd Krishna, Kangra, c AD Figure 31: A bust, with beard and moustache; Achaemenid art Figure 32: Differences between the faces of the youth and the mature men Figure 33: The faces of mature erudite and elderly people Figure 34: Differences between the faces of Persian and Indian kings; Muchal emperor Jahangir hugging Shah Abbas of Persia, c AD Figure 35: An example of female costume, sitting women without motion in Persian miniature

4 Figure 36: The coarse bodies and their motions in Mughal miniature, India Figure 37: The coarse bodies and their motions in Mughal miniature, India Figure 38: The relatively movement of people in war; Persian miniature Figure 39: Lace and thin fabric in male and female costume; Mughal miniature Figure 40: An example of Spiral line composition in miniature Maqamat-e Hariri. Second half of AH 7 th century Figure 41: An example of circle composition in miniature Figure 42: Diagonal lines composition Figure 43: Composition, perspective and color in miniature, Yousefrejects Zoleykha s courtship; painted by Behzad, Sa di sboustan, AH Figure 44: Composition, perspective and color in Kooshk-e-sabz; Nizami s Haft Peykar Figure 45: Composition, perspective and color in Koosh-e-sorkh; Nizami s Haft Peykar Figure 46: A king s crown Figure 47: White turban with a stiff red cloth on top in Safavid miniature Figure 48: An example of turban in a different style Figure 49: Mountain and cave in miniature Figure 50: Mountain and cave in miniature Figure 51: Geometrical composition applied on Mosque s walls Figure 52: Arabesque and Chinese-Style Floral composition in mosques Figure 53: An example of Nasta liq Calligraphy by Mir Emad (Imam Ali s verse prayer); Esfahan c AH Figure 54: Majnun s mourning on Leila s grave, Sultanate painting

5 Figure 55: Babar watching wrestling and animal fights, a leaf from the Babar Nama, Mughal, AD Figure 56: Babar on a hunting expedition near Bigram a leaf from Indian miniature paintings; a folio from the Babarnama, Mughal, 1598 AD Figure 57: A miniature form Kelileh va Demneh, anonymous artist, Herat School Figure 58: Aminiature form Kelileh va Demneh, Herat School, anonymous artist Figure 59: Esfandiyar Killing Arjasb in Ruyin Dezh; a folio from Shahnama Baysenqori, 833 AH Figure 60: Isfandyar grieving over the miserable plight of his closest associate, a folio of Sikandarnama by Nizami, Persian, Shiraz, 1554 AD Figure 61: Two owls talking about a weak monarch and foolish people around, Sikandarnama Manuscript, Persian, Shiraz, 1554 AD Figure 62: Portrait of Shabeik Khan, painted by Kamaleddin Behzad; Herat School, c AH Figure 63: A feast held on the occasion of Teymur s return from Mavara-un-Nahr to Samarqand; Zafar Nama Teymuri, 798 AH by Behzad Figure 64: Safavid miniature, painted by Sultan Mohammad Figure 65: Safavid miniature, painted by Sultan Mohammad Figure 66: Safavid miniature, painted by Sultan Mohammad Figure 67: Safavid miniature, painted by Sultan Mohammad Figure 68: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Zadeh Figure 69: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Zadeh Figure 70: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Zadeh Figure 71: Safavid miniature, painted by Agha Mirak Figure 72: Safavid miniature, painted by Agha Mirak Figure 73: Safavid miniature, painted by Mir Mosavar

6 Figure 74: Safavid miniature, painted by Mirza Ali Figure 75: Safavid miniature, painted by Mirza Ali Figure 76: Safavid miniature, painted by Mir Seyed Ali Figure 77: Safavid miniature, painted by Mozafar Ali Figure 78: Safavid miniature, painted by Khajeh Abdolaziz Figure 79: Safavid miniature, painted by Abdolsamad Figure 80: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Mohammad Figure 81: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Mohammad Figure 82: Safavid miniature, painted by Mohammad Ghadimi Figure 83: Differences between the costume of a dervish and a youth in Persian miniature Figure 84: A Young man from Persia in European costume; painted by Reza Abbasi

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