Art in the Safavid era

One of the brightest periods of Iranian art after Islam is the Safavid period. In 907 AH (1502 AD), at the beginning of the establishment of this dynasty, Tabriz was the capital and therefore this city is the center for the activities of artists such as calligraphers, and this makes Let there be artists in painting and refinement as well as artists who work in other arts and crafts and there are artists who are in the home of textiles and textiles. The job was found, turned.
At the end of the tenth lunar century, during the reign of Shah Abbas, the capital of the country was moved to Isfahan. With the choice of the new capital, he found this city as another city of the eastern cities.
Markets, palaces, mosques, gardens, bridges were included in the city map. At this time, all religious buildings were decorated with tile decorations. The buildings of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Sar in Qaisaria and Imam Mosque in Naghsh Jahan Square were decorated with tiles of knowledge. Square-painted patterned bricks, known as "seven-color" bricks, were widely used in construction. The pattern of the tiles and their colors are a special decoration of the buildings of this period.
Not only the walls, but also the domes, porches, arches, entrances and minarets were decorated with tiles and mosaics.
The construction of large entrances with transparent tiles and bedding was very advanced in the age of plates. The combination of Sardar Bozorg and their minaret on its side with the courtyard of four porches and the buildings around it and the dome contract in such a way that it fits all the buildings, has reached a low level in the architecture of the time.
Due to the security of Iran in this period, large and excellent buildings such as the magnificent palaces of Qapo, Chehel Soton, Hasht Behesht and Ashraf Hall have been built in Isfahan.
The walls of these palaces are covered with water-colored and colorful tiles, and between all of them, there is a connection with the designs of famous painters of that period. Ceilings and walls are also often decorated with inlays.
Wooden decorations played a major role in non-religious buildings, causing destruction and lacquer paintings to be used.
Their designs were closely related to miniature art. Carving and carpentry, especially in the doors and ceilings, there was a special art in this period. Murals (frescoes) have been used in Aligapo Palace, Ashraf Palace and Chehelston, as well as mirror work as a new type of decoration in buildings, such as the house mirror.
In general, a tenth and eleventh lunar century, as the heyday of Islamic art in Iran and Isfahan has been one of the most important and beautiful cities of this period. The big buildings of the city are decorated with beautiful tiles.
The palace of the secretary is another building built in the late Safavid period. It was renovated in 2005 and turned into a hotel.

The great art of Iran is not limited to the pre-Islamic era
With a general view of the arts of this period, it must be admitted that in the Safavid period, a new and brilliant era in Iranian art arose once again.
The great art of Iran, as some have mistakenly thought, is not limited to the pre-Islamic period, but in each period, art that was beautiful and complete in its kind has emerged.
In the tenth lunar century, Iranian artists achieved new advantages and results, in that period carpets were woven that were unprecedented to date.
It is said that Shah Abbas Safavid was interested in collecting hard pottery and ordered to build special rooms for this purpose in Aali Qapavi, Isfahan, and the tomb of Sheikh Safi al-Din in Ardabil, and to prepare places on the wall for storing pottery.

Source: ghasrmonshihotel