{[Islamic Art –] Late Arts [continued (11)]}[21st April 1991]

[Redbook9:179][19910421:1410kkk]{[Islamic Art –] Late Arts [continued (11)]}[21st April 1991]

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‘By the mid 19^th century under Nasir al-Din Shah (1848-96) oil painting had been largely superseded in esteem by painting in lacquer in a similar naïve manner and with borrowings from Western art, on small portable objects such as bindings, mirror-cases, and pen-boxes, and also by enameling [sic] on gold and other metals.... Painting in all media declined during the second half of the 19^th century into skilful pastiche. Nasir al-Din and his successor, the last Qajar Shah, Muzaffar al-Din (1896-1907) were unable to resist the prestige of Western art.’

[Basil Gray]

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*– ibid [Encyclopaedia of Visual Arts 3:] 466

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[See [Redbook9:190][19910426:1153b]{Modern Arab Art}[26th April 1991]]

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