Iranian Painters and the Impact of the Illustrated Copies on the Ottoman Painting Art (Review of the Safavid Period with Emphasis on the Tabriz School)

The existence of rare versions of the art of painting in Iran at the court of Istanbul, indicates the attention of the Ottoman government to the art schools of Iran. The Ottoman government has always been struggling to attract top artists to enhance the boom and credibility of the Istanbul court with their artwork. Early in the tenth century, the first sultan Salim through benefiting from the political and artistic exploits of Iran, captured Tabriz, the newly established Safavid capital, for a short time, and on his return, a significant number of precious reserves and books, and even some artists were transferred to the Ottoman Empire. The activities of Iranian artists in Istanbul workshops and the existence of valuable illustrated copies of their illustrations were among the factors involving in the impact of Iranian art on Ottoman painting. This research describes the evolution of the Ottoman painting art based on the artistic achievements of schools in Iran during the Safavid period in Tabriz.
The results show that the activities of Iranian immigrant artists in the Topkapi workshops and Iranian illustrated manuscripts in the Topkapi Saray Treasury that was used as a model in the works of the Istanbul school works have played an important role in the formation of the Ottoman art.