The Qajar Portraits

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf art collection
gptkbp:characteristics elaborate costumes
symbolic elements
vivid colors
detailed backgrounds
gptkbp:collection gptkb:Iranian_National_Museum
gptkbp:conservationEfforts art conservation efforts
gptkbp:createdBy Qajar dynasty
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicts royal identity
gptkbp:exhibits The Qajar Era: Art and Culture
gptkbp:function cultural representation
political propaganda
gptkbp:historicalContext Qajar dynasty rule
gptkbp:historicalResearch cultural studies
political history
art history studies
visual culture studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Qajar Portraits
gptkbp:influence gptkb:modern_Iranian_art
gptkbp:inspiration contemporary artists
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tehran
gptkbp:medium oil painting
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Abdol_Hossein_Sani_ol-Molk
Mohammad_Ghaffari
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Fath_Ali_Shah
Naser al-Din Shah
royal family members
Zand dynasty figures
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:publications academic journals
art history books
exhibition catalogs
cultural critiques
gptkbp:style gptkb:Persian_art
gptkbp:subject portraits_of_Qajar_rulers
gptkbp:technique layering of paint
use of gold leaf
fine brushwork
gptkbp:theme historical narrative
cultural identity
power and authority
beauty and aesthetics
gptkbp:timePeriod 19th century