Aesthetic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjalikhan Caravansary

Ganjali khan caravansary is the most invaluable structure in Safavid era.This complex can be considered as an art museum of Safavid era in Kerman. Façade of Ganjali khan caravansary shines as a pearl in this invaluablecomplex because of the tiling applied in the façade, including different decoratio...

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Main Authors: Mahnaz Shayestefar, Saeedeh Khaleghizadeh
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Language:fas
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2016-04-01
Series:Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī
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Online Access:https://tms.atu.ac.ir/article_3077_22b07d5750e9012e88ba021024546ad5.pdf
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description Ganjali khan caravansary is the most invaluable structure in Safavid era.This complex can be considered as an art museum of Safavid era in Kerman. Façade of Ganjali khan caravansary shines as a pearl in this invaluablecomplex because of the tiling applied in the façade, including different decorations such as geometric, vegetative, human and symbolic motifs which has brought about a beautiful coordination visually and semantically. Due to analytic-descriptive results obtained from this study, it is followed that artists of façade structure could create a new and attractive composition by putting together different beautiful pictorial shapes and inscriptions all of which suggests a certain meaning. In addition to aesthetics, they attract soul and thought of the spectator and they lead spectator’s mind beyond apparent meaning. This meaning shows movement i.e. moving from material world to eternal one. The present article has been adjusted analytically and descriptively with focus on field studies and it has done inferentially
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spelling doaj.art-e1cf0a972b114acd9331b6accb77790d2023-12-24T07:40:18ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University PressMuṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī2322-32942476-597X2016-04-011029951223077Aesthetic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjalikhan CaravansaryMahnaz Shayestefar0Saeedeh Khaleghizadeh1دانشیار گروه هنر اسلامی دانشگاه تربیت مدرسکارشناس ارشدهنر اسلامی دانشگاه تربیت مدرس مرکز آموزش عالی فرش راورGanjali khan caravansary is the most invaluable structure in Safavid era.This complex can be considered as an art museum of Safavid era in Kerman. Façade of Ganjali khan caravansary shines as a pearl in this invaluablecomplex because of the tiling applied in the façade, including different decorations such as geometric, vegetative, human and symbolic motifs which has brought about a beautiful coordination visually and semantically. Due to analytic-descriptive results obtained from this study, it is followed that artists of façade structure could create a new and attractive composition by putting together different beautiful pictorial shapes and inscriptions all of which suggests a certain meaning. In addition to aesthetics, they attract soul and thought of the spectator and they lead spectator’s mind beyond apparent meaning. This meaning shows movement i.e. moving from material world to eternal one. The present article has been adjusted analytically and descriptively with focus on field studies and it has done inferentiallyhttps://tms.atu.ac.ir/article_3077_22b07d5750e9012e88ba021024546ad5.pdfaestheticssemantic agreementganjalikhan caravansary façadeinscriptionsymbolic motifsgeometric motifs
spellingShingle Mahnaz Shayestefar
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Aesthetic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjalikhan Caravansary
Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī
aesthetics
semantic agreement
ganjalikhan caravansary façade
inscription
symbolic motifs
geometric motifs
title Aesthetic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjalikhan Caravansary
title_full Aesthetic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjalikhan Caravansary
title_fullStr Aesthetic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjalikhan Caravansary
title_full_unstemmed Aesthetic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjalikhan Caravansary
title_short Aesthetic Analysis of Decorative Motifs in Ganjalikhan Caravansary
title_sort aesthetic analysis of decorative motifs in ganjalikhan caravansary
topic aesthetics
semantic agreement
ganjalikhan caravansary façade
inscription
symbolic motifs
geometric motifs
url https://tms.atu.ac.ir/article_3077_22b07d5750e9012e88ba021024546ad5.pdf
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