Thought of Death in Art

Thought of death is the loftiest state in the appreciation of Grandeur and Elegance of the Lord. Of course, in the world of art, the absolute observance leads to the absence of the artist; likewise, the use of mind to change the attitude toward nature does not lead to the truth of art. But in a loftier state, connection to the world of fancy (celestial world) presents a more beautiful and richer picture of the objective art to the world of art. Hence, in this article we try to illuminate the world of fancy which is divided into the connective and isolated fancy, which is a rejection of individualism as a direct intuition. We must mention that it is impossible to reach an isolated fancy (intuition) unless in the case of the thought of death which is the gift of the prophets to the human beings. If we take a look at the Western art on the basis of Eastern mystic's principles, we will see that the Western art from Renaissance onward is no more than illusion. The aforementioned are all explained in the article in hand to achieve clear and reliable criteria for the evaluation of artistic works, especially paintings.