Panel of Safavid Ornate Tiles, Sixteenth to Seventeenth Century AD
Terracotta Pigment
73 x 50 cm
28 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
28 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
GM.0038
A beautiful panel of Safavid ornate tiles, The origins of the Safavid Dynasty can be traced back to the Safaviyeh Sufi order founded in the early 14th century in the...
A beautiful panel of Safavid ornate tiles,
The origins of the Safavid Dynasty can be traced back to the Safaviyeh Sufi order founded in the early 14th century in the city of Ardabil. From this base in northwestern Iran, the Safavids would go on to become the first native Persian dynasty to exert control over all of Iran since the fall of the Sassanids. Safavid art was strongly influenced by Turkmen culture as well as Chinese, Ottoman and Western cultures, and it went on to strongly influence the artistic expressions of the later Qajar period. Developments were made in the fields of miniature painting and tile making.
The origins of the Safavid Dynasty can be traced back to the Safaviyeh Sufi order founded in the early 14th century in the city of Ardabil. From this base in northwestern Iran, the Safavids would go on to become the first native Persian dynasty to exert control over all of Iran since the fall of the Sassanids. Safavid art was strongly influenced by Turkmen culture as well as Chinese, Ottoman and Western cultures, and it went on to strongly influence the artistic expressions of the later Qajar period. Developments were made in the fields of miniature painting and tile making.