Safavids ( Golden Age for Textiles)
The golden age of Persian art was the era of the Safavid dynasty. In this time of dynamic religious and political developments, painting and textiles achieved new heights of brilliance and opulence, and architecture flourished with the growth of cities.This resplendent volume provides a chronological history of the reign of each successive Safavid shah, including that of Shah 'Abbas I, who came to the throne in 1588. He not only built grand mosques and palaces, but also welcomed foreign travelers -- and their artistic influences -- to his court
(Textiles were greatly developed during the Safavids period. Isfahan, Kashan and Yezd produced silks, and they were also famous for its brocades.)
(Silks represents wealth, status of ruler, courtiers and aristocrats. Each of the brocades uses different style for horses uses Rescht, patterns to differentiate their communities.)
Carpets occupy the major position in the textile field, with key weaving centres in Kerman, Kashan, Shiraz, Yezd, and Isfahan. There were a great variety of types such as the hunting carpet, the animal carpet, the garden carpet and the flower-vase carpet.
(hunting carpet)
(garden carpet)
