Ottoman and Safavid

In the late Muslim time period (16th -18th), perhaps even more so than in preceding periods, invention was an instrument of dynastic scene in this great age of empires. Spurred by munificent patronage, the arts flourished at a lower place the quilts and Safavids. Ottoman art was a vibrant synthesis of Turkish and Persian-Islamic, Byzantine, and Mediterranean glossiness and styles by dint of conquest, through direct invitation of artisans, or through the migration of peoples.The Ottoman Turks were renowned for their architecture, as well as for their traditions of calligraphy and miniature painting. They were also renowned for their nonfunctional arts including carpet weaving, jewelry making, paper marbling, and their trait Iznik ware ceramics. The Ottomans promoted themselves as the defenders of Islam, and this explains why their public art includes a rich variety of ornamental designs scarce no human figures. Plant- and flower-based patterns were the roughly common.Obser ving Iznik ceramics, a dilettanteish abstract entityion is dominant in the naturalistic localize designs. Besides, around 16th century Ottoman light Art reached its peak. The Miniatures and illuminated manuscripts were created largely for the emperors, with their focus loosely on the important and powerful figures in their retinues. A unique feature of Ottoman Miniature was that it interpret the actual events realistically, while also keeping the abstract formal expressive touch of the traditional Islamic Art.The Safavid style developed in Iran from 1500, when the country was re-united under the dynasty of this name. Unlike their Ottoman neighbors, the Safavids had no qualms about render human beings in all forms of art. These figures became an unusually conspicuous feature of the Safavid style. Depictions of elegant young men and women, often shown in outdoor settings, adorned many objects, from clothe to the bindings of manuscripts. One of the most renowned manuscripts f rom the period is a now-dispersed copy of the Shahnama epic.Also textiles and carpets were manufactured of luxury materials as furnishings for the court. The most famous is a pair known as the Ardabil Carpets, created in 1539-1540. The carpets were nearly identical, perfectly symmetrical and enormous. all inch of space was filled with flowers, scrolling vines, and decorations. Although the central medallion and the repeating patterns throughout the carpet is similar to Ottoman but the Ardabil carpets have A wide freewheel of colors than Ottomans which is heavily leechlike on reds and blues.