The Religious Slogan in the Painting of Birds and Flowers from the Age of Qajar Preserved at the Palace of Prince Muhammad Ali Museum: Study and Publication for the First Time""

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Lecturer, Department of Islamic ArcheologyFaculty of Archeology, Luxor University

Abstract

The international museums and private collections are replete with many independent paintings which were attributed to Iran during Qajar era. Some of these paintings have been published in academic studies while others haven't in spite of being important and of what they reflect on what was happening in Iran during this age concerning the social, political and artistic aspects. Based on this case, this research has examined a study of two independent decorative paintings, with birds and flowers which have been preserved in the magazine of Islamic Department, Prince Muhammad Ali's Museum, Al manial, Cairo. It was found that it is of great importance to study these two paintings that be studied for the first time ,rather than their documentary importance and this is because they showed some of the applied masterpieces of this era.

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