Recognizing the art of court portrait painting by Muzaffar al-Din Shah in the late Qajar period

Problem Definition: 

The Art of Court Portrait Painting is one of the Main arts of the Qajar Period, Which Continued Until the Period of Muzaffar al-Din Shah. The Focus of the Current Research is the Study of the Art of Court Portrait Painting during the Period of Muzaffar al-Din Shah and the Examination of Various half-length and full-length examples presented by him. Based on this, in this Research, the Main Question of the Current Research is as follows: What are the Structural and Content Characteristics of the Portrait Paintings of Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar period?

Knowing the Paintings of the Qajar Period as a Part of Iranian art is one of the Goals of this Research. Research

The Present research is Descriptive-Analytical and has been Carried out Using library Sources and Museum Image Samples.

The Current Research Shows that the Integration of Art and Politics in the Paintings of Mozaffaruddin Shah Qajar period Through the use of Symbols of Power in the Images is a Continuation of the Pictorial Traditions of the Previous periods. The Extensive use of Portrait Painting Throughout the Qajar Period can be Seen as an Attempt to legitimize the Monarchy, Some of These Paintings are Half-Length and Some are Full-Length Portraits, and the Influence of Western Realistic Photography and Nature Can be Seen in the Paintings.