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Jafari Dehkordi N, Panjehbashi E. Morphology of Demon’s Paintings on Mural Paintings of the Qajar Period. SciJPH 2024; 14 (27) :33-52
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Alzahra University
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Mural painting is one of the prominent and noble arts of the Qajar period, which was formed in the form of painting on surfaces such as tiles, plaster and wood. Attention to antiquarianism and religious issues in this period led to the creation of works in which the role of Ahriman and Demon drew most of the attention of artists and rulers of the time. Patterns that can be investigated not only in regards to their narrative aspect but also in terms of morphology. The purpose of this research is to investigate the shape and anatomy of the images of demons in the public art of wall paintings of the Qajar period. By examining 14 selected samples from Qajar wall paintings through documentaries and field data in a qualitative manner, based on a descriptive-analytical approach and visual sources, the authors intend to answer the following question: What kind of thoughts and beliefs is the cast and body of the demon in the general art of the Qajar period based on? The findings show that the motifs that adorned public buildings such as shrines, baths, and religious buildings in the Qajar era did not have a scary and dark image. In other words, the idea of a demon in people’s minds being imagined as a formidable, terrifying and scary creature, suddenly changed and it was seen as a gentle, harmless, compassionate, humorous, smiling creature, sometimes with female erotic organs and even being well-dressed beings who were decorated with beautiful colors and even hung ornaments on themselves. This was an expression of traditionalism in women’s social life in this period. The findings of the research show that the four concepts of women, nature, primitive and alien transcendental beliefs underwent deep changes in the mind and thought of Iranians during the Qajar period.
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هنرهاي تجسمي
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