The Examination of Motifs and Their Origin in Islamic Carpets of Renaissance Painting and after That

Abstract

Renaissance painting includes a number of factors such as different sections and elements besides various subjects and themes. In this regard pictures of carpets، especially the oriental and Islamic ones، are an important and interesting part of the compositions in these artworks (paintings). The present article has tried to determine the origin and the position of these carpets in paintings and also examine other features like motifs and designs. The theory of attributing the mentioned carpets to a particular region (such as Anatolia or other areas) has been taken into consideration and the backgrounds of the emergence of such handicrafts have been regarded too. The research method in here is based on documental analysis and the obtained results reveal that the interaction between West and East after medieval ages has led to the emergence of oriental and Islamic textiles in painting (especially after renaissance). By the way it should be noticed that despite western scholars’ opinion on the attribution of the mentioned carpet motifs to Asia Minor، we can take a larger area into consideration. For it is possible to observe such designs and motifs in other districts (Caucasus and Aran) besides Turkey. We should also regard similar cases in Mamluk Egypt، North Africa، Spain and even Seljuk Iran.