Safavid Iran experienced an era of splendor comparable to Ottoman Turkey and Mughal India. This “Gunpowder Empire” used its prestige and prosperity to generate one of the most brilliant artistic experiences of Islamic civilization. Tile, ceramics, tapestry, as well as painting in manuscripts, reached unprecedented levels of excellence. The architecture was also notable for a style that combined the refinement, exuberance and monumentality. Above all, the Safavids marked the end of eight centuries of domination by foreign dynasties. Paladins of the Shia Faith, guardians of asian trade, makers of a new Persian identity, it was they who laid the foundations of modern Iran.
The cycle will address the history of the Safavid dynasty in three encounters:
09 April 2019:
the fractured persia. From Tamerlane to Ismail. Silk Road, flow of wealth and territorial porosity. Mongolian invasion and political fragmentation: the "Timurid" kingdoms. Sufism and its messianic derivation.
16 April 2019:
The rebirth of the empire. Sufi charismatic leadership gives way to a new ideology: Shia nationalism. Centralization of power and formulas for cultural inclusion. The prosperity of Jewish and Armenian merchants. Diplomacy, tension and pragmatism: the ottoman menace, alliances with Europeans and Indians.
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23 April 2019:
splendor and decline. Isfahan, safavid power icon. Bazaars and industrial activity: Persia in the world-economy. Ceramics, carpets, firearms. The difficult internal balance. Frustrated Aspirations and the Afghan Rebellion.
Professor: Plinio Freire Gomes
He is the author of A heretic is going to paradise (Companhia das Letras). He graduated in history and a master's degree, at the University of São Paulo. Lived for nearly two decades abroad, between Europe and the Middle East. Lectures in museums MASP, Sacred Art Museum and Mam; and in institutions such as Casa do Saber, Centro Universitario Maria Antonia, Arab Culture Institute and earrings (Hellenic Culture Center). For six years, he has coordinated the “Art Studies” group, also acting as a founding member of the collective Cultural Lens, Bookshop Martins Fontes. Currently presents lectures and courses on art history, focusing on Hellenistic, Roman and Renaissance. But his main area of expertise is the Islamic culture. also participates, skilled in the condition, traveling projects focusing on countries like Italy, Spain, Morocco, Iran, India, China and Japan.
| Dates: 09, 16 and 23/04 (2019) (Tuesdays) |
| Time – das 14h00 as 16h30 (coffee break) |
| Load time: 8 hours |
| Value: R$ 180,00 in sight (deposit or cash ) | R$ 200,00 (in installments or on the card – 2x) |
| Inscriptions: mfatima@museuartesacra.org.br |
| Information: (11) 5627.5393 |
| Local: Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo |
| Address: Avenida Tiradentes, 676, Light. Metro Tiradentes |
| Free parking (or access alternative): Rua Jorge Miranda, 43 (Guy manning) |