BIOGRAPHY Name : Mahmoud Mousai Sanjarehei Education : Holder of a High School Diploma in Road and Construction- 1980-81 Academic Degree : Holder of a Bachelor s Degree in Painting from Faculty of Fine Arts- University of Tehran- 1992 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 2007- Faculty of Music and Fine Arts- University of Delhi- Delhi- 110007 India Present Position : Instructor of Faculty of Art and Architecture- Islamic Azad University- Tehran Field : Painting and Graphics Email : mahmoudsanjari@yahoo.com 202
LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Two lovers; Mural on Chehelsotun Palace, Esfahan... 18 Figure 2: Pattern (Immortal Soldiers) on tiles found in Shoush... 25 Figure 3: Hunting-grounds; Mural found in Dura Europos, Syria... 27 Figure 4: A mural of the king and the queen, KuohKhajeh... 28 Figure 5: Fresco: The Hunting-ground, Shoush; Sassanid period... 30 Figure 6: Figure 7: Figure taken form a Manichaean book, Musicians; 8 th /9 th century AD... 32 Mural in Ajanta Cave, Caitya Halls, Bodhisattva Padmapani, Gupta; probably towards the end of 5 th century AD... 42 Figure 8: Mural in Ajanta Cave... 43 Figure 9: Ajanta Map... 45 Figure 10: Qutub Minar... 48 Figure 11: Portrait of Shah Tahmaasib in his youth; painted by Reza Abbasi... 57 Figure 12: A Safavid Prince and his servant, Painted by Mir Seyed Ali; Gouache on silk fabric... 58 Figure 13: Jamshid while engraving on stone (taken from Sa di s Boustan) painted by Abdolsamad Gouache on paper... 59 Figure 14: Shah Abbas I, Painted by Bishn Das; Gouache on paper... 60 Figure 15: Miniature from Akbarnameh, Mughal, first pattern Bessavan; Painted by Chatay, Akbar s period 1595, painting on paper... 61 Figure 16: Squirrels on a tree, Mughal, by Mansour, Jahangir s period; 1615 AD Painting and gold plating on paper... 62 Figure 17: Prophet Mohammad s ascent to heaven, from the Khamsa of Nezami belonging to Shah Tahmasib; Second School of Tabriz... 67 203
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... 68 Figure 19: Haft Awrang of Jami; a father s discourse love/detail, chess players and surrounding area; attributable to Mirza Ali... 71 Figure 20: Khamsa of Nizami; Nushirvan listening to the owl on the ruined palace, Aqa Mirak... 72 Figure 21: A painting form Makhzan al-asrar, Reza Abbasi, Esfahan; 1023 AH... 73 Figure 22: Saki wearing a costume with birds pattern, painted by Reza Abbasi; the Golshan Album... 75 Figure 23: Portrait of Jahangir, Mughal, c. AD 1620... 81 Figure 24: A portrait of Shah Jahan in his 36, Gouache on paper... 84 Figure 25: Page from LuarChanda manuscript, Uttar Pradesh, late 15 centeury Baharat Kala Bhavan Banaras... 86 Figure 26: Detail of Janupur Kalpasutra... 87 Figure 27: Portrait of Radha, Rajasthani, Kishangarh, c 1760; Paint on paper. Kishangarh Darbar, Rajasthan... 89 Figure 28: Two Princesses, Jodhpur, c AD 1775... 90 Figure 29: Ragini Bhairavi, Kangra, c AD 1785-90... 92 Figure 30: Keshavadasa Paying Homage to Radhaavd Krishna, Kangra, c AD 1800... 94 Figure 31: A bust, with beard and moustache; Achaemenid art... 100 Figure 32: Differences between the faces of the youth and the mature men... 101 Figure 33: The faces of mature erudite and elderly people... 102 Figure 34: Differences between the faces of Persian and Indian kings; Muchal emperor Jahangir hugging Shah Abbas of Persia, c AD 1620... 103 Figure 35: An example of female costume, sitting women without motion in Persian miniature... 105 204
Figure 36: The coarse bodies and their motions in Mughal miniature, India... 106 Figure 37: The coarse bodies and their motions in Mughal miniature, India... 107 Figure 38: The relatively movement of people in war; Persian miniature... 108 Figure 39: Lace and thin fabric in male and female costume; Mughal miniature... 110 Figure 40: An example of Spiral line composition in miniature Maqamat-e Hariri. Second half of AH 7 th century... 116 Figure 41: An example of circle composition in miniature... 117 Figure 42: Diagonal lines composition... 119 Figure 43: Composition, perspective and color in miniature, Yousefrejects Zoleykha s courtship; painted by Behzad, Sa di sboustan, AH 893... 121 Figure 44: Composition, perspective and color in Kooshk-e-sabz; Nizami s Haft Peykar... 124 Figure 45: Composition, perspective and color in Koosh-e-sorkh; Nizami s Haft Peykar... 127 Figure 46: A king s crown... 129 Figure 47: White turban with a stiff red cloth on top in Safavid miniature... 130 Figure 48: An example of turban in a different style... 131 Figure 49: Mountain and cave in miniature... 134 Figure 50: Mountain and cave in miniature... 135 Figure 51: Geometrical composition applied on Mosque s walls... 137 Figure 52: Arabesque and Chinese-Style Floral composition in mosques... 138 Figure 53: An example of Nasta liq Calligraphy by Mir Emad (Imam Ali s verse prayer); Esfahan c AH 1010... 141 Figure 54: Majnun s mourning on Leila s grave, Sultanate painting... 150 205
Figure 55: Babar watching wrestling and animal fights, a leaf from the Babar Nama, Mughal, AD 1597... 151 Figure 56: Babar on a hunting expedition near Bigram a leaf from Indian miniature paintings; a folio from the Babarnama, Mughal, 1598 AD... 152 Figure 57: A miniature form Kelileh va Demneh, anonymous artist, Herat School... 156 Figure 58: Aminiature form Kelileh va Demneh, Herat School, anonymous artist... 157 Figure 59: Esfandiyar Killing Arjasb in Ruyin Dezh; a folio from Shahnama Baysenqori, 833 AH... 158 Figure 60: Isfandyar grieving over the miserable plight of his closest associate, a folio of Sikandarnama by Nizami, Persian, Shiraz, 1554 AD... 160 Figure 61: Two owls talking about a weak monarch and foolish people around, Sikandarnama Manuscript, Persian, Shiraz, 1554 AD... 161 Figure 62: Portrait of Shabeik Khan, painted by Kamaleddin Behzad; Herat School, c AH 914... 164 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... 165 Figure 64: Safavid miniature, painted by Sultan Mohammad... 170 Figure 65: Safavid miniature, painted by Sultan Mohammad... 171 Figure 66: Safavid miniature, painted by Sultan Mohammad... 172 Figure 67: Safavid miniature, painted by Sultan Mohammad... 173 Figure 68: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Zadeh... 174 Figure 69: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Zadeh... 175 Figure 70: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Zadeh... 176 Figure 71: Safavid miniature, painted by Agha Mirak... 177 Figure 72: Safavid miniature, painted by Agha Mirak... 178 Figure 73: Safavid miniature, painted by Mir Mosavar... 180 206
Figure 74: Safavid miniature, painted by Mirza Ali... 181 Figure 75: Safavid miniature, painted by Mirza Ali... 182 Figure 76: Safavid miniature, painted by Mir Seyed Ali... 183 Figure 77: Safavid miniature, painted by Mozafar Ali... 184 Figure 78: Safavid miniature, painted by Khajeh Abdolaziz... 185 Figure 79: Safavid miniature, painted by Abdolsamad... 186 Figure 80: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Mohammad... 187 Figure 81: Safavid miniature, painted by Sheikh Mohammad... 188 Figure 82: Safavid miniature, painted by Mohammad Ghadimi... 189 Figure 83: Differences between the costume of a dervish and a youth in Persian miniature... 192 Figure 84: A Young man from Persia in European costume; painted by Reza Abbasi... 193 207