A Reflection on the Theme of Prayer in Illustrations of Tabriz School I&II Manuscripts

Praying God is intrinsic in man’s nature and has been interwoven into the fabric of all cultures throughout history. The theme of prayer manifested in the artworks like Persian paintings. Along with depicting literary, epical, and historical themes Persian paintings show religious themes including worshiping God and prayer. Thus, applying a descriptive- analytic study, we aim to review the issue in some selected paintings of Tabriz School I&II. Our study would reveal how Persian painters synthesized spiritual cultural heritage with various techniques of human figures and images of the angles, as well as spiral and colored compositions to visualize the theme. Through this way, the painters reach a climax in expressing their aesthetic perception of prayer in their works