Abstract:
In each period, the storyline of the stunningly illustrated edition of Shahnameh, involving sociological meaning, has been illustrated according to the different social perspectives and the personal style of artist. An analysis of composition and the visual concept of the motifs helps identify the the style and sociological features of each artist's painting.In order to limit the scope of the study, Rakhesh motif is selected, and the purpose of this research is to discover the features of visual structure to examine the composition and visual structure of the Rakhsh motif on emphasizing the paintings of the Rostam's seven trials to recognize social perspectives and the personal style of artist. The main research questions are: How is these paintings unique in their composition, lins, coloring of Rakhesh in the paintings of the Rostam's seven trials in Tahmasbi's Shahnameh, and what are the similarities and differences in the different social perspectives of artists?In the present study, the research method is descriptive-analytical and using library resources. The results of this study show that the Rakhsh as the main motif in these paintings is different in terms of shape and decoration, and also, has similarities. Artists have tried to combine this motif in expressing the visual theme of Rostam's seven trials. It indicates the symbolic aspect of Rakhsh in the social perspectives of the artists and indicate a conceptual connection with the Shahnameh literature and other visual elements in the paintings.
Machine summary:
Analytical study of the role of Rakhsh with emphasis on the images of the Seven Trials of Rostam in The Tahmasbi Shahnameh* Elahe Panjehbashi1, Negar Najibi 2 Abstract The narrative trajectory of illustrated versions of the Shahnameh, which have a sociological concept, has been depicted in each period according to the distinct social perspective and personal style of the artists.
In this writing, to limit the scope of the research, the motif of Rakhsh has been selected, and the aim of this article is to analytically study the composition and visual structure of the Rakhsh motif with emphasis on the images of the Seven Trials of Rostam and to identify the social perspective and how the artists stylize in depicting this motif.
The results of this research show that Rakhsh, in these images, as the main role, is different and similar in terms of shape and decoration, and the artists tried to integrate this motif in expressing the visual content of the Seven Trials of Rostam; Therefore, the findings contain the symbolic aspect of Rakhsh in the social perspective of the artists' view and indicate a conceptual connection with the literature of the Shahnameh and other visual elements in the images.
In general, it can be concluded that related articles and books that analyze the role of Rakhsh mostly refer to the symbolic aspect of this motif, and despite the importance of the social functions of the art of painting, no complete research has been done in this field; Therefore, in this writing, by using related sources and using the analysis of the images of the Seven Trials of Rostam, this motif is carefully examined.